Maybe this should even go into "other retro dev"
But here's a video dating 2nd february 2018 recorded by the computer history museum where they've written fortran II to a tape and is using it to compile and run a program on an IBM 1401 from 1959. Might interest some of you.
Also lots of other movie clips leading up to the moment, like making new replacements brushes for the tape drives and so on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFQ3sajIdaM
Favorite moment
"Lots of red lights!"
"Oh.. we would've crashed on the moon that day."
Bonus material: The Demoscene was strong in 1959 (on the PDP). Discretetunes and snowflake graphics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EWQYAfuMYw
But here's a video dating 2nd february 2018 recorded by the computer history museum where they've written fortran II to a tape and is using it to compile and run a program on an IBM 1401 from 1959. Might interest some of you.
Also lots of other movie clips leading up to the moment, like making new replacements brushes for the tape drives and so on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFQ3sajIdaM
Favorite moment
"Lots of red lights!"
"Oh.. we would've crashed on the moon that day."
Bonus material: The Demoscene was strong in 1959 (on the PDP). Discretetunes and snowflake graphics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EWQYAfuMYw