Agent Orange Veteran Member Joined Sep 24, 2008 Messages 6,612 Location SE MI Sep 5, 2021 #1 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.
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) 25k Member Joined Jan 11, 2007 Messages 44,225 Location Pacific Northwest, USA Sep 5, 2021 #2 Nope, I was strictly big (very large) iron, and not the mil-spec stuff.
mloewen Experienced Member Joined Jul 17, 2005 Messages 232 Location State College, PA Sep 6, 2021 #3 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.
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 Documentation Wizard Joined Sep 1, 2006 Messages 3,471 Location Silicon Valley Sep 6, 2021 #4 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
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) 25k Member Joined Jan 11, 2007 Messages 44,225 Location Pacific Northwest, USA Sep 6, 2021 #5 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.
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 Veteran Member Joined Sep 24, 2008 Messages 6,612 Location SE MI Sep 6, 2021 #6 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.
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.