Stephen wrote:
> When I started working in computing in 1969, the Honeywell H416 then
> later H316
Oh yes - apparently Honeywell used to make computers...
> was booted by entering about a dozen binary codes into the
> switch register. This told the CPU which peripheral to read and where in
> memory to but the loader program, which was read using a paper tape
> reader.
Does the tape have a single row of holes? Or does it have multiple
parallel rows? How easy is it to tear the stuff?
> After the loader tape was read you then read the program using
> the paper tape reader. Only then could you enter any data.
From tape or card, presumably?
> In 1976 Burroughs Machines were manufacturing 96 column card readers.
I gather Burroughs got bought to form Unisys?
> The first computer I ever saw was in 1997 at Glasgow University. It was
> an analogue machine that used valves.
1997? o_O
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