Clarence1898 wrote:

> This is an image of the first mainframe I worked with in 1969.
> 
> http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/images/2423PH2050.jpg

Trippy! :-D

> It was an IBM 360 model 50. The tape drives in the background are IBM 2400
> models.  The machine was controlled from the IBM 1052 console, a modified IBM
> typewriter.  The IBM 2501 just in front and to the left of the operator could
> read about 1000 cards per minute.  The IBM 2311 disk drives in the foreground
> had removable disk packs which held a little more than 7 MB IIRC.

Any idea how much all this gear cost?

> As you can see
> there were quite a few flashing lights on the front panel. Besides showing the
> status info, you could use them to read/alter the contents of memory.
> Sometime I think they were a lot more fun then.

Presumably not at the times when you wanted to get some actual *work* 
done? ;-)

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