Michael A. Barnhart wrote: psc_exec wrote: WANG 720 I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that I can think of. Nice to hear from another person who admires WANG 720. I like to remember the old "1205 1408 ..." Peter Schlang Software-Entwicklung und -Beratung (This item consists of 100% recyclable bits and bytes!)

In about 1973 it was a WANG 720 with memory for about 2000 program steps or about 120 variables. Soon I changed to the newer model 2200 with ROM-Basic and 4k memory. (By the way, ONE 320k floppy at that time could be bought for about 20 DM, that is about 12 US$!) ;) I still own this (running!) model. It is amazing to let compete it with a PC in incrementing a number. When the PC gets an integer overflow, the 2200 is still counting in the hundreds. Peter Schlang Software-Entwicklung und -Beratung (This item consists of 100% recyclable bits and bytes!)