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One thing I was wondering, but is probably a bit too ephemeral to find out more about in primary sources: I have always been amused by the "DEC Chair", which ca
by masswerk 7y ago
One thing I was wondering, but is probably a bit too ephemeral to find out more about in primary sources: I have always been amused by the "DEC Chair", which came with all bigger PDPs. Some of the Royal McBee materials suggest (loosely so) that the LGP-30 came with its own chair as well and that this may have been a broader habit in the first few decades of computing, when computers were still voluminous and expensive. (However, I don't think that IBM did ever ship a chair with their equipment. But this is just a personal impression.) – Are there any personal memories?
- abraae 7y agoNever heard of that, but the Cray-1 (not that I ever saw one) came with a magnificent circular seating arrangement around the machine itself https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/supercomputers/10/7 https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/supercomputers/10.... I can only imagine the rarefied conversations that would have taken place in such a setting.
- YeGoblynQueenne 7y ago>> I can only imagine the rarefied conversations that would have taken place in such a setting. Yes, me too. Typical conversations you hear in data centers: Alice: "I ...aid the... is... ...misf..." Bob: "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Alice: "I ...AID THE ... ERF... MEF... NAH!"
- kps 7y agoThe CDC 6600 (another fascinating design) came with an orange-red chair, matching some cabinet trim.
- kragen 7y agoAlso designed by Seymour Cray, but I have no idea whether he designed the upholstery as well.