Comment Re:Easy (Score 1) 264
But then, even more than now, dev couldn't happen at all without ops / tape apes. Developers would submit requests for tape loads, print jobs (when they actually were "jobs" queued to a line printer) and an operator would load the appropriate tape to the drive(s) or the required stock to the printer(s).
I worked as an op at a local college for a while about 15 years ago where this model was still operational. We had one line printer to print class schedules, roll sheets, transcripts, program listings, etc. And we still used reel tapes for some records along with some DLT.
I still hate VMS.