I worked at an AT&T datacenter for years and the amount of old IBM, Sun Microsystems, and tape robots still amazes me. That stuff is so cool. Fun to see how the dial-up I used in the 90s came into a building and connected to an old IBM machine that spits out more heat than my radiant heaters. 😂
Hi @SusanAmberBruce, thank you for the support! We were very lucky to find this particular film. Not many were made, and it does not appear to be one that was widely circulated. Probably never published before. Glad you enjoyed it! ~ VK, CHAP
The only complaint i ever heard from the technicians that worked st IBM and some of the major copier companies was the requirement of a white button down shirt and a tie. Pretty to look at but not practical when repairing equipment. Thanks for the look back CHAP.
Hi @bblod4896, yes, good point. Not fun to get that tie caught in a high speed printer mechanism(!) ... or full of computer dust or lubricating oil. Thanks for the great feedback! ~
i do recall, they came to route a 1 inch token ring cable through the basement, wearing suits and ties and shinny shoes :) they cam out looking a real mess :) as a little tech firm we found that amusing :)
Hi @dragonheadthing, Excellent question! If you are referring to the “Bee hive, Honeycomb” looking storage system at time index 12:36, it might be an IBM 3851. Although we do not have specifics, these references below seem to fit the description of the machine showed in the film. Hope this helps. Perhaps another viewer will chime in and give us more helpful info. Thanks! ~ Victor, CHA: Aussie Storage Blog aussiestorageblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/08/remembering-that-time-when-ibm-brought-a-beehive-into-the-datacenter/ www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/mss.html
Ah, the IBM 3850 Mass Storage System. Held over 4,000 4" cylindrical magnetic tape cartridges to store up to 200+ gigabytes of offlined disk storage. Data was automatically migrated to and from online disk (in IBM speak, DASD) storage depending upon usage. Sometimes you'd open a dataset online in TSO and it'd take maybe 30 seconds for the 3850 to copy the offline data back onto disk. Not to be confused with a tape librarian. I'm grateful having grown up with a lot of the 80s IBM mainframe hardware. Leading edge technology and insane levels of quality and reliability.
The fault of the challenger diaster is completely on NASA administrators not listening to the advice and concerns of their engineers. Not the fault of IBM or Rockwell.
_Rockwell_ manufactured the *shuttle orbiters.* The STS-25 Challenger disaster was due to an O-ring failure on the *Solid Rocket Boosters* manufactured by _Morton Thiokol._
I worked at an AT&T datacenter for years and the amount of old IBM, Sun Microsystems, and tape robots still amazes me.
That stuff is so cool. Fun to see how the dial-up I used in the 90s came into a building and connected to an old IBM machine that spits out more heat than my radiant heaters. 😂
Hi @orangejjay, thank you for the feedback, glad you enjoyed the look back!
I love the nostalgia. Thanks.
Hi @makinbac0n, you are very welcome!
Great video, glad you are making the efforts to document this content.
Hi @SusanAmberBruce, thank you for the support! We were very lucky to find this particular film. Not many were made, and it does not appear to be one that was widely circulated. Probably never published before. Glad you enjoyed it! ~ VK, CHAP
Hey I was born at that hospital a few years after this!
Hi @brandw9957, very cool. A nice piece of historical connection. : )
so? so what 🤷♀️
Thank you for another great video CHAP
You are Very welcome!
The only complaint i ever heard from the technicians that worked st IBM and some of the major copier companies was the requirement of a white button down shirt and a tie. Pretty to look at but not practical when repairing equipment.
Thanks for the look back CHAP.
Hi @bblod4896, yes, good point. Not fun to get that tie caught in a high speed printer mechanism(!) ... or full of computer dust or lubricating oil. Thanks for the great feedback! ~
i do recall, they came to route a 1 inch token ring cable through the basement, wearing suits and ties and shinny shoes :) they cam out looking a real mess :) as a little tech firm we found that amusing :)
Was also a requirement at NCR as well. We had a long time 45plus year that still did until his final day
The ending jingle reminds me of the old Kmart.
Interesting comparison...
i remember 85, the IBM stuff was feeling a bit old school, even then....
Yes, I would tend to agree. .... and it is nearly 40 years ago now...
Looking at endless printouts. Been there.
Yes, been there too!
12:37 What is that storage medium with the robot?
Hi @dragonheadthing, Excellent question! If you are referring to the “Bee hive, Honeycomb” looking storage system at time index 12:36, it might be an IBM 3851. Although we do not have specifics, these references below seem to fit the description of the machine showed in the film. Hope this helps. Perhaps another viewer will chime in and give us more helpful info. Thanks! ~ Victor, CHA:
Aussie Storage Blog
aussiestorageblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/08/remembering-that-time-when-ibm-brought-a-beehive-into-the-datacenter/
www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/mss.html
Ah, the IBM 3850 Mass Storage System. Held over 4,000 4" cylindrical magnetic tape cartridges to store up to 200+ gigabytes of offlined disk storage. Data was automatically migrated to and from online disk (in IBM speak, DASD) storage depending upon usage. Sometimes you'd open a dataset online in TSO and it'd take maybe 30 seconds for the 3850 to copy the offline data back onto disk. Not to be confused with a tape librarian. I'm grateful having grown up with a lot of the 80s IBM mainframe hardware. Leading edge technology and insane levels of quality and reliability.
Great info! Thank you!
All for a few degrees less than desirable and a final rush decision to cause the 86 Challenger catastrophe
The fault of the challenger diaster is completely on NASA administrators not listening to the advice and concerns of their engineers. Not the fault of IBM or Rockwell.
Hi @benculp922, from what little I know, that was one craft that flew many, many years. Perhaps a few years too long. Every aircraft has a lifespan.
_Rockwell_ manufactured the *shuttle orbiters.* The STS-25 Challenger disaster was due to an O-ring failure on the *Solid Rocket Boosters* manufactured by _Morton Thiokol._