The AN/FSQ-32

[Agent Orange]

Did any here ever work on or around the AN/FSQ-32 back in the 60's? Chuck(G)? Just read an article about that piece of iron and am curious.

 

[Chuck(G)]

Nope, I was strictly big (very large) iron, and not the mil-spec stuff.

 

[mloewen]

There are some personal accounts from people on Ed Thelen's SAGE page, amid the AN/FSQ-7 info.

http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/vs-ibm-sage.html

I worked on the Q7 at McChord AFB during its last months in 1983.

 

[Al Kossow]

there is some info on the Q32 under SDC on bitsavers. there were only a couple built, it was supposed to have been IBM's replacement for the FSQ-7

 

[Chuck(G)]

I did have a boss who spent time with SAGE, he mentioned that the rows of vacuum tubes was a great place to stash your lunch to keep it warm.

 

[Agent Orange]

Was not the AN/FSQ-32 the largest and heaviest computer of the day and mostly TTL? I believe it was in NORAD's purview.