Op 19-6-2020 04:00, John Carter wrote:
> My tenure with CDC was 1968 to 1991.
>
> I was a field analyst working at Cape Canaveral optomizing the Real-
> Time Computer system software that tracked any vehicle launched from
> The Cape.  I had the opportunity to watch my software arm and
> destruct a few Delta rockets that went out of safety envelope. I had
> the blockhouse duty for the Apollo 7,8,9,10 and 11. I was one of
> those guys in a white shirt and undone tie sitting at a console that
> monitored the range radar data.  It was fun and exciting.
>   I also did consulting at the Deep Underwater Torpedo Test Range on
> Andros Island working with the Royal Navy.
>
> In December 1968, I was sent to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin where
> Seymore Cray was doig the final trsting on  7600 S/n 1 for both
> hardware and software.  I was running some benchmarks for Florida
> State University on the 7600. The software was setup with a six-pack
> of PPU s in a unit record configuration feeding the CPU and it was
> one user at a time, make your run, et the output and find a place to
> evaluate it until you make corrections and got back in line.  I had a
> code from FSU that ran on their 6400, but for some reason would not
> compile error-free.  I tried several times and finally threw the
> listing into a trash barrel with great gusto.  Well Cray saw this and
> asked what the problem was.  I dug the listing out of the barrel and
> showed him.  He said that's not right, something is wrong here ther's
> nothing wrong with that syntax. He called a guy over to look at the
> problem.  This guy had a big beer belly, and a worn sport coat with
> worn leather patches on the elbows.  He introduced himself as Garner
> McCrossen who I was told later by one of the ther workers ther to be
> the world's foremost xpert in Fortran compilers.  anyway he scratched
> his head and looked at a couple of listings and then halted the
> merry-go-round and did some patching nd things were fine.But I was
> overwhelmed to have had some encounter with two major players in the
> industry.
>
> Sorry to ramble, but your 7600 brought back this memory for me.


Fantastic, thanks.

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