Op 12 jul. 2016 5:50 a.m. schreef <ste...@malikoff.com>: > > Jon said: > > LOTS of model /40s were sold in the US. EVERY one had its > > own set of ALDs, with the serial number of the CPU on them. > > They not only recorded the general info for the model, but > > they had specific changes to reflect the exact configuration > > of THAT machine. > > I didn't know that every machine came with a set of ALDs but you are > right that a lot of /40's were sold stateside. My dad was re-posted > directly from Hursley to Poughkeepsie in '65 which I was where some (or > all?) the /40s were assembled. > One of the IBM Journals (75 years?) has a large colour photo of a row > of 40s on the final assembly floor at Poughkeepsie, everyone in it > striking that characteristic 60s/70s IBM-photo-pose, eg. someone leaning > over a table, another reaching for a console knob, one changing a tape and > at least two people earnestly discussing a printout.
Most weren't sold, but leased. The ALDs would be used by the IBM CE, not the customers themselves. I don't know if machines that were sold rather than leased came with ALDs or if IBM kept these, I suspect the latter to be the case.
