Operations Manager
‘In the late ’60′s I worked for Bell Labs for a few years managing a data center and developing an ultra high speed information retrieval system. ‘There was no natural light and I had a slim budget for decorations. I also had staff with artistic talents so I bought the materials and they made their own decorations.’
Operations Manager
Operations Manager
Roxanne, secretary
Bea, Computer Operations Supervisor
Bea, Computer Operations Supervisor
Computer Operator
Yvonne, Computer Operations Supervisor
Yvonne, Computer Operations Supervisor 2
Computer Operations Supervisor
Computer Operations Supervisor
Computer Operator
Computer Operators
Guitar player
Computer Operators
Computer Operators
Helen, Tape Librarian
Helen, Tape Librarian
Artist and work
Artist and work
Tape library
Karen, Data Control Unit
Data Control Unit
Toni (l), Data Control Supervisor
Honeywell DDP 516
Data Terminal Test Room
Data Terminal Test Room
Data Terminal Test Room
Demonstration Center
Prototype TerminalBell
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Thank you to Lawrence Luckham
This is such a great look back at the early days of computers, thanks for posting it! Also, does anyone else think the second-to-last picture could have been taken at Aperture Science?
You faked those shots, did you? This is just too good to be true… the ops manager’s sideburns are beyond real, and details like the wall-mounted pencil sharpener in the “artist and work” view? And Karen’s second name is really DELL? Oh life, it has its moments.
Exactly what I thought. Looks like it was staged and filtered with instagram or whatnot…
If they are real, I’m impressed there are no MEN working on these early computer systems. Usually the women stayed behind the desk, the men were the ones labeled “Computer Operator Supervisior”.
The Honeywell DDP-516 was the computer used for the Interface Message Processors – the first routers on the pre-Internet ARPANET in the late 60s.
Helen looks like Mila Kunis.
@Susan – Exactly what I thought when I first saw that – All it needed was the voice of Cave Johnson.
Amazing view of the past. No terminals on peoples desks. IBM mainframe. Dress styles. Even the hair.
Did anyone else notice he only remembered the names of the “attractive” secretaries
Everyone else had generic titles.
I used to own the tektronix scope in the 4th picture with “Bea”.