On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 19:32, Van Snyder via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > An IBM salesman convinced them to try out a 360/30 with a Data Cell. No idea what a "data cell" is. I found this: https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/data-cell At the Eastercon last week, I met a chap who learned to code on an IBM 1620. He told me of a terrible, terrible storage device which used a robot to load strips of magtape. Cheap but a horrendous failure rate. Is it this thing? -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053
