IBM 360 turns 40 today

From: Ethan Dicks <dickset_at_amanda.spole.gov>
Date: Thu Apr 8 18:35:35 2004

On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 03:05:32PM -0400, Brad Parker wrote:
>
> "Keys" wrote:
> >It makes us older I started my programming career on a model 360/25 back in
> >1969.
>
> I was always partial to the 370's that loaded microcode from 8" floppies.

We were still doing that with our 4331 at Software Results in 1985.

I remember the day that the floppy disc died... too many reads had worn the
oxide off the mylar.

-ethan

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