Decades is right I think that was the model that was on an IBM/360 that I
converted from to a HP series 33 in 1984 and the 360 had been in operation
on that site for quite a number of years.  I think they had bought the 360
used to boot. The 360 had 64k of memory 5 tape drives (800 bpi) and 2 disk
drives with a total of 7 meg of disk space.

Gary Nolan
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Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 2566B Printer....Due to overwhelming demand


> William L. Brandt wrote:
>
> > Wonder of anyone is still using the IBM 1403 workhorse -
>
> Now THAT was a printer!
>
> The old original one doubled as a musical instrument.
>     http://www.computerhistory.org/exhibits/highlights/
>
> The 1403-N1 (I think it was) model had the full sound abatement cover,
> with powered lift cover (which you could programmatically raise!).
> Tried to find a picture of this model from the front, but all I could
> find was a rear-view of the output stacker:
>
>
http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/events/anniversaries/40th/images/peripherals/14.jpg
>
> First came out in 1959, but lasted for decades.
>
> Jeff
>
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