Burroughs B1955

From: Joe R. <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Fri Jul 23 17:15:38 2004

At 06:34 PM 7/23/04 +0200, Hans wrote:

>An anecdote : I used to work for Burroughs doing software support for
>the B1900 series in Europe. One day at a Burroughs office in Brussels,
>one of the center staff complained to me that their B1900 would
>occasionally halt requiring a reboot. Halts were programmed and the
>reason was displayed on the console panel as a pattern of lights. I ask
>him what the halt code was. His reply "Oh some of the lights are on, and
>some are off" Needless to say I was not motivated to find out what
>their problem was.
>
>I am in touch with some of my ex-colleagues in Belgium where I worked
>and will see if they have any docs which might be helpful.

  FWIW I worked on the early B17xx series (field engineer). That was in
1977-1978. I don't think I ever saw a 1900 series.

   Joe
Received on Fri Jul 23 2004 - 17:15:38 BST