Does anyone know what kinds of computers the FBI used during the 80s?
Specifically 1984. What kind of computer would an agent have, if one even had a personal work computer.
>>56610786
Probably a terminal, not a computer.
>>56610802
Something like this?
>>56610802
>>56610833
one of these two. Either a terminal for a mainframe or minicomputer, or an IBM XT or clone.
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>>56610833
>>56610802
Thanks guys
>>56610786
IBM 3278 M2 New Display Station.
It woud be attached to a S/390 almost certainly running VM. There was a n office/email system that ran under VM called PROFS.
Ollie North got caught mainly because he didn't realise that the White House PROFS data base was backed up hourly. They found all the evidence about his Contra dealings in the backups even though he'd deleted his copies.