Want IBM 400-series account machine

[Lyle Bickley]

Sellam,

When I joined IBM in 1961 as a field engineer for computers (7090/7094) - they 
required that I learn "unit record" equipment as well.  I spent four months 
learning how to fix 407's, etc.

If you ever get one, I can only tell you that it will likely be an unmerciful 
job getting it to work!!!  They are mechanical nightmares...

Lyle

On Monday 28 February 2005 20:54, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> Can I fantasize?
>
> I'm reading some literature on IBM accounting machines and finding them
> incredibly sexy.  It would be a blast to actually program one and run
> calculations through it.
>
> So I'd love to someday get my hands on a 402, 407, etc.  I'm also now more
> interested than ever in getting more unit record equipment.  I've got a
> 557 interpreter and an 026 punch.  It'd be nice to have a sorter (082) but
> what I'd really like is some sort of accounting machine or even a
> calculator (fat chance of that).
>
> So, that being said, if anyone every comes across anything like this, I'm
> buying :)
>
> Worst case, I'll build some punch card equipment from scratch.  That would
> be even more fun.

-- 
Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
http://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"