IBM 360 turns 40 today

From: William Donzelli <aw288_at_osfn.org>
Date: Thu Apr 8 14:40:58 2004

> I was always partial to the 370's that loaded microcode from 8" floppies.

To be honest, I would rather have a S/370 over an S/360, if I had a
choice.

> Didn't IBM invent the floppy to load 370 microcode?

Yes, basically. I remember walking around one beast (I think a 3081) back
about 12 years ago, and seeing the power controller. It was a big six
foot box, and sure enough, there was an 8 inch floppy slot.

Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind having a 3081 or 3090 either. Or 9201
or 9121.

William Donzelli
aw288_at_osfn.org
Received on Thu Apr 08 2004 - 14:40:58 BST

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