“If it ain’t broke”: the IBM 402 · Proposed air date:
A report about old systems still at work takes Dr. Dave and Evil Steve from OS/2 in transit and banking to a Texas filtration company reportedly running its business on an IBM 402. Their astonished “if it ain’t broke” reaction turns a short technology-history item into a celebration of useful machines outlasting expectations.
This excerpt runs from 8:38.466 to 9:38.590 within its preserved source recording.
Proposed recording date: 2012-02-25. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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