bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) (07/19/90)
Every now and then I connect to a system that greets you with
YALE ASCII TERMINAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM {some version number here}
These systems seem to be fairly common.
Is this stuff publically available? What OS does it run on?
Paul DuBois
dubois@primate.wisc.eduroot@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff) (07/24/90)
In article <2784@uakari.primate.wisc.edu>, bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) writes: > Every now and then I connect to a system that greets you with > > YALE ASCII TERMINAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM {some version number here} This is the banner for a program written at Yale which runs on an IBM Series 1 minicomputer to handle ASCII communications for IBM mainframe and compatible computers. Remember, those are not ASCII machines, they run an old character coding derived from punch cards call EBCDIC (extended binary coded decimal interchange code) -- the eight bit version of the six bit BCD code used on the IBM 702 and 705 of late 1950's vintage. These were the commercial data processing equivalents to the more science/engineering oriented 701 and 704. All of the above were vacuum tube machines. Thos Sumner Internet: thos@cca.ucsf.edu (The I.G.) UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf!thos BITNET: thos@ucsfcca U.S. Mail: Thos Sumner, Computer Center, Rm U-76, UCSF San Francisco, CA 94143-0704 USA I hear nothing in life is certain but death and taxes -- and they're working on death. #include <disclaimer.std>
guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) (07/25/90)
>All of the above were vacuum tube machines.
With the exception of the Series 1 and the IBM mainframe and compatible
computers. I.e., I know of no vacuum-tube machines that used EBCDIC....root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff) (07/31/90)
In article <3735@auspex.auspex.com>, guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) writes: > >All of the above were vacuum tube machines. > > With the exception of the Series 1 and the IBM mainframe and compatible > computers. I.e., I know of no vacuum-tube machines that used EBCDIC.... Right on, Guy. I clearly should have said All of the 700 series machines above were vacuum tube machines. ^-----------------^ Sorry, and thanks, Guy. Thos Sumner Internet: thos@cca.ucsf.edu (The I.G.) UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf!thos BITNET: thos@ucsfcca U.S. Mail: Thos Sumner, Computer Center, Rm U-76, UCSF San Francisco, CA 94143-0704 USA I hear nothing in life is certain but death and taxes -- and they're working on death. #include <disclaimer.std>