[dba-Tech] nice short term job opportunity - anyone interested?

Arthur Fuller fuller.artful at gmail.com
Tue Jun 2 08:18:50 CDT 2009


I started on CP/M. That was even before DOS. An Apple II clone called a
Unitron with 48 KB of RAM and a CP/M card with 64 KB of RAM. The Apple part
of it ran Apple SOS, v. 3.3 IIRC.

Arthur

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Tydda Jon - Slough <jon.tydda at lonza.com>wrote:

> God, I feel young. My first "PC" ran DOS 5.x with Windows 3.1 (I believe on
> an Amstrad PC1512, with 512k of RAM), which we then upgraded to 3.11 (around
> 1991/1992). I remember my dad's first 286, and the upgrade to the 40mb hard
> drive... Saw my first Pentium in 1996, and have followed Moore's Law since
> then. I'm currently using a Core 2 Quad 2.66 with 4gb of RAM... Can't wait
> to see the entry level models in 5 years :-)
>
> The 21 year old "IT" student sitting next to me has never heard of DOS, and
> doesn't remember anything before Windows 98 :-(
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:
> dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tesiny, Ed
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:52 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] nice short term job opportunity - anyone
> interested?
>
> Hmmm, I was a UNIVAC 1100 guy, using EXEC 8.  Actually really liked that
> system.
>
>
> Ed Tesiny
> EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 5:29 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] nice short term job opportunity - anyone
> interested?
>
> Now that rings a bell... was that not back in the 70?... unfortunately I
> was an VAX guy.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:31 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] nice short term job opportunity - anyone
> interested?
>
> Old IBM series
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 1:22 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] nice short term job opportunity - anyone
> interested?
>
> Don't I wish I knew what a 309 D model was ;-)
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 10:49 AM
> To: _DBA-OT; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: [dba-Tech] nice short term job opportunity - anyone interested?
>
> Just got this from a retired friend:
>
> Quick question - do you have any old buddies (retired or not) that are
> familiar with VSE running on a 390 D model?  If you do and they want to make
> some very good money, please send me their contact details.  Also, if you
> know of any old 390 D's anywhere that could be purchased for parts.  The
> bank that I work for has two 390's  in their Bermuda location.  One
> production and another for spare parts.  The hardware has been completely
> off maintenance for two years and the software hadn't been upgraded for
> something like 5 years.  The only application that runs on it is the core
> banking system which is also about 5 versions of updates behind.  If it
> shuts down the bank is dead.  It's a mess to say the least.
>
> The bank has hired EDS to convert us to a new, Group wide, core banking
> system but we have to keep the old 390 running until the conversion is
> complete.  Probably a year away at a minimum.  What we're trying to do is
> find another machine for parts if needed and a team of 3 guys (knowledgable
> in VSE) that are willing to work to upgrade one machine's operating software
> and the application software in stages to bring it to the last stable
> version.  I figure that if no one bothers this team and they have free run
> to do what they need to do and buy what they need, this could be done in
> about 3 1/2 months.   But you know me, I'm always optimistic.   I
> anticipate
> that the bank would be willing to pay $400 per hour per person plus
> expenses (living & travel) to make this happen, plus a finders fee for the
> person that puts the deal together.
>
> Let me know if you know of anyone interested or if you know of any old
> hardware sitting somewhere that needs moving and we'll be all over it.
> Looking forward to hearing from you.  Talk soon.
>
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