3090 Shutdown

In 1997, we shut down our old mainframe computer. I was the system programmer at the time, and am the one at the controller pressing the power button. As usual, the system did not shut down first go. I also walked the computer room and pointed out a couple of things.

Excuse the green color, maybe one day I'll find the original tape and clean it up.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• 3090
• mainframe
• ibm

[rtfordy]

I'm not sure, we kept the room intact for a few years and I moved to a new site before it was reduced in size

[rtfordy]

No, we consolidated into our parent datacenter, this was goodbye

[adelgado75]

Did you find many missing tapes under the tiles?

[fishcomputer33]

Everyone here Is like "ohh mann this takes me back!" I was 1 when this was recorded xD

[chem100]

Guess you just can't pull the plug?...

[spitfirelmd]

It was alive, he didn't wanted to die,

[koruringusu]

KILL IT!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! IT IS EVIL.....

[Nahannii]

I used to scrap and recycle the IBM 3090 's for a living . The best machine for scrap recovery.

[RuggedBrotha]

I feel like im 16 again..... WAs this the final shutdownn for upgrades?????

[RuggedBrotha]

I feel like im 16 again.....