Post by rubl on May 25, 2019 16:54:48 GMT 7
OK, OK, it's not like real big iron like a Steam Locomotive but to some it does have it charms.
"Wanted: Big iron geeks to help restore IBM 360 mainframe rescued from defunct German factory by other big iron geeks
Why random plans made in pub shouldn't always be acted upon
Three men we can safely call geeks are looking for help to restore an IBM 360 mainframe they rescued from a soon-to-be-demolished factory in Germany.
One Monday evening in late April, Adam Bradley and Chris Blackburn were sat in the pub when they chanced upon a listing for an IBM 360 Model 20 or, as the German ad put it, "a relatively rare plant Puma Computer IBM 2020 probably from the 1980s in red".
www.theregister.co.uk/2019/05/21/ibm_360_mainframe_restoration_project/
More here on the blog:
"IBM 360 MODEL 20 RESCUE AND RESTORATION
Documenting the recovery and restoration of an IBM System 360 Model 20 and potentially an IBM System 370 Model 125"
ibms360.co.uk
"Wanted: Big iron geeks to help restore IBM 360 mainframe rescued from defunct German factory by other big iron geeks
Why random plans made in pub shouldn't always be acted upon
Three men we can safely call geeks are looking for help to restore an IBM 360 mainframe they rescued from a soon-to-be-demolished factory in Germany.
One Monday evening in late April, Adam Bradley and Chris Blackburn were sat in the pub when they chanced upon a listing for an IBM 360 Model 20 or, as the German ad put it, "a relatively rare plant Puma Computer IBM 2020 probably from the 1980s in red".
www.theregister.co.uk/2019/05/21/ibm_360_mainframe_restoration_project/
More here on the blog:
"IBM 360 MODEL 20 RESCUE AND RESTORATION
Documenting the recovery and restoration of an IBM System 360 Model 20 and potentially an IBM System 370 Model 125"
ibms360.co.uk
