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Thank you. I acquired some 5360 SSP disks I need to image and get to Al at bitsavers. I have completed the soldering on the Pertec interface just waiting on some of the chips.

Chuck: Thank you got it configured and seeing all the drives. It appears I will have to change to just the two drives to use Image Disk to make archives of the IBM System/36 8" disks.

Chuck: I hope you are hanging in there, I think often about all the patience you have answering questions for novice's like me. All the best, Jimmy

Sorry MsDos 6.2 640K memory DMA CE00 Interrupt 6 I think I have the switches set wrong, I think sw2 should be F O F O F F F O.

I am trying to set up an IBM XT to image some IBM System/36 5 1/4 and 8 inch diskettes. I have a 5 1/4 high density drive and 5 1/4 360k drive connected to the P2 internal connector and a 8 inch diskette drive connected to the P4 external connector. The cable connected to P2 is twisted and the...

Are you using Dave Dunfields Image Disk to archive the disks. They are R05 M00 of SSP.

I am looking to have a M4 Data 9914 9 Track Tape drive repaired and aligned. I live in the Fort Walton Beach area in Northwest Florida. The drive will load and mount a tape. It has both a SCSI and Pertec interface. I have only tested with the SCSI. The drive cover and drive door were damaged...

Are you still working on your IBM 5363? Did you find a disk image for Micro Code Disk 60? I believe I may have an image archived in either Dave Dunfields Image Disk or using the TeleDisk program. If may be in Italian. All the best, Jimmy

I have an IBM 3486 terminal that has started rolling the screen vertically. Is that a vertical adjustment. Thanks, Jimmy

Geoff I am spent 50 plus years in the banking IT area. Also all of it on IBM midranges. Still today most of the Banking Core Systems are developed in COBOL or RPG/400. The System/36s 5364s are up and running, thanks to a lot of help.

Thank you for the greeting, yes I am still kicking but not very high.

Probably half of the 4,300 plus community banks in the US, core systems are still developed in a version of RPG.

Hi Jimmy! It's been while and glad to see you are still kicking it here on the forum. Thank you, still kicking but certainly not very high anymore!

Google: According to available data, a significant number of large companies, particularly in the finance, insurance, and government sectors, still use COBOL for business operations, with estimates suggesting that around 70% of critical business logic and information is written in COBOL...

Connect the two machines with the cable and power both on. Look on the 5160 disks for a S36.bat file or for a S36 directory. If the hard disk on the 5364 is working and has SSP installed, it should IPL.