{"id":409,"date":"2019-05-22T18:34:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T18:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibms360.co.uk\/?p=409"},"modified":"2019-05-31T13:49:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:49:57","slug":"nuremberg-site-visit-4-an-unexpected-emergency-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?p=409","title":{"rendered":"Nuremberg Site Visit 4 &#8211; An unexpected emergency return!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday Afternoon (21st of May 2019) I received a WhatsApp message from our German Auction house contact (come Photographer extraordinaire), G\u00fcnter Hiller. It was a series of photographs, firstly of the roof of the machine room. It would seem over the weekend that the roof had leaked significantly right onto where the punched cards and the processor had been stored! It looks like we removed everything just in the absolute nick of time! Included in the photos were bits of IBM equipment, along with some engineering manuals. These had apparently been found in the room behind the room the computer was in, buried under a load of Porsche parts! This came as a surprise to everyone as they had previously been informed these rooms were empty. Further, in the attic space above the room, there were a lot of boxes labeled IBM!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"410\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=410\" class=\"wp-image-410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Leaking roof!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"411\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=411\" class=\"wp-image-411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Leaking roof!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"412\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=412\" class=\"wp-image-412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>More manuals found<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"413\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=413\" class=\"wp-image-413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>More manuals found<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"414\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=414\" class=\"wp-image-414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The hidden IBM equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6-1024x577.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"415\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=415\" class=\"wp-image-415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The box of recovered manauls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/7-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/7-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"416\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=416\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/7-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/7.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The hidden IBM equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"417\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=417\" class=\"wp-image-417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The hidden IBM equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9-1024x577.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"418\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=418\" class=\"wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The hidden IBM equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/10-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/10-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"419\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=419\" class=\"wp-image-419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/10-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/10-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/10.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The hidden IBM equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/11-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/11-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"420\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=420\" class=\"wp-image-420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/11.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/11-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The hidden IBM equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"421\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=421\" class=\"wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Catching the leaking water<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now usually, this wouldn\u2019t have been an issue, I could just go over and get them at the weekend right? Well firstly flights on the bank holiday weekend were abhorrently expensive, and secondly the wrecking crew was in gutting the building! Not ideal! I spoke to G\u00fcnter, booked some flights (\u00a340 return with a hold bag &#8211; not a bad price even if I did have to suffer RyanAir once again) for the following day (Wednesday the 22nd of May 2019), leaving in the morning and coming back at night. I booked another hire van and then prepared for the trip by throwing some ratchet straps in a case along with a couple of tools and some gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris picked me up at 04:15AM on Wednesday morning and drove me to Standsted airport once more. I caught the 7:35 flight to Nuremberg touching down at 10:30 local time. A taxi took me to the van rental place (Sixt again\u2026) where I was dreading what they would give me this time &#8211; happily I got a van with only 6000KM on it! Wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had arranged to meet G\u00fcnter at 12, but I was running slightly early so I arrived there at about 11:25. The wrecking crews van was blocking the driveway so I had to go and park the van at the shop down the road &#8211; surprisingly there was enough room in their on-street parking bays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I walked back to the building and discovered that the crew had already removed some of the items &#8211; another 2501 punched card reader; in Blue this time and with English buttons, along with the remnants of a 5444 disk drive plus some other bits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"422\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=422\" class=\"wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The removed equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/14-2-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/14-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"423\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=423\" class=\"wp-image-423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/14-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/14-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/14-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The removed equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/15-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/15-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"424\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=424\" class=\"wp-image-424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/15.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/15-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The removed equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/16-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/16-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"425\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=425\" class=\"wp-image-425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/16.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/16-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The removed equipment with the wrecking crews van<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I then ventured up some concrete stairs and into the attic space. Despite the somewhat interesting floor, I discovered boxes upon boxes of brand new, unopened IBM punched cards! These things can be rather hard to come across so I\u2019m glad we\u2019ve got more. It was enough to pretty much fill a pallet 3 boxes high! In amongst these there was also some tapes &#8211; including 2 brand new IBM branded tapes still in their original packaging!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shelving holding these boxes was, frankly, a terrifying lash up job. There were some homemade brackets bolted to the wall with bits of wood resting on them &#8211; nothing securing the wood to the brackets! This meant that pulling the boxes, whilst stood on a ladder, on a floor that had seen better days and had a couple of large holes in it, was rather risky. To compound the issue, right under the main shelf where you\u2019d want to put a ladder, there was a door to the room below. Okay\u2026. these boxes are rather heavy so we had quite a job to get them down from the shelves and then down the staircase, but G\u00fcnter and I managed it together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24-3-e1558549746978-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24-3-e1558549746978-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"426\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=426\" class=\"wp-image-426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24-3-e1558549746978-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24-3-e1558549746978-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24-3-e1558549746978-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Holes in the floor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/25-3-e1558549768928-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/25-3-e1558549768928-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"427\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=427\" class=\"wp-image-427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/25-3-e1558549768928-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/25-3-e1558549768928-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/25-3-e1558549768928-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Holes in the floor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/26-2-e1558549786525-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/26-2-e1558549786525-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"428\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=428\" class=\"wp-image-428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/26-2-e1558549786525-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/26-2-e1558549786525-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/26-2-e1558549786525-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Holes in the floor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/27-2-e1558549812560-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/27-2-e1558549812560-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"429\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=429\" class=\"wp-image-429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/27-2-e1558549812560-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/27-2-e1558549812560-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/27-2-e1558549812560-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Stacks of Punched Cards<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/23-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/23-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"431\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=431\" class=\"wp-image-431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/23.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/23-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Stairs to the Attic<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By this point the wrecking crew had packed in for the day and so I backed the van down the driveway and we loaded it up with the stuff. G\u00fcnter retrieved the manuals from his car and put them in the cab of the van. We then secured everything and headed off to the storage place with G\u00fcnter coming along in his car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/17-1-e1558549887720-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/17-1-e1558549887720-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"430\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=430\" class=\"wp-image-430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/17-1-e1558549887720-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/17-1-e1558549887720-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Backing the van down<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/18-2-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/18-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"432\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=432\" class=\"wp-image-432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/18-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/18-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/18-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Backing the van down<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/19-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/19-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"433\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=433\" class=\"wp-image-433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/19.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/19-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>First item loaded!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20-2-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"434\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=434\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Big stuff on board<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/21-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/21-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"435\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=435\" class=\"wp-image-435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/21.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/21-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Securing the load<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/22-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/22-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"436\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=436\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/22.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/22-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Securing the load<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/28-1-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/28-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"437\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=437\" class=\"wp-image-437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/28-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/28-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/28-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Punched cards in!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/29-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/29-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"438\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=438\" class=\"wp-image-438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/29.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/29-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Securing more stuff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/30-3-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/30-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"439\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=439\" class=\"wp-image-439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/30-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/30-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/30-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Securing more stuff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/31-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/31-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"440\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=440\" class=\"wp-image-440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/31.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/31-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Securing more stuff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/32-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/32-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"441\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=441\" class=\"wp-image-441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/32.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/32-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/32-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Final shots of the main room<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/33-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/33-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"442\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=442\" class=\"wp-image-442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/33.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/33-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/33-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The back rooms<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/34-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/34-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"443\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=443\" class=\"wp-image-443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/34.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/34-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The back rooms<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"444\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=444\" class=\"wp-image-444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Final shots of the main room<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/36-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/36-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"445\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=445\" class=\"wp-image-445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/36.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/36-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/36-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The second attic<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/37-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/37-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"446\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=446\" class=\"wp-image-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/37.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/37-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Locked up!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We took one of the spare pallets at the storage place and loaded all of the punched cards onto it. We then used a pallet truck to move it into the building &#8211; this made life considerably easier! We then unloaded the rest of the kit having done a bit of shuffling, said our goodbyes and locked up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/38-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/38-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"447\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=447\" class=\"wp-image-447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/38.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/38-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/38-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Making room!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/39-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/39-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"448\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=448\" class=\"wp-image-448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/39.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/39-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Making room!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/40-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/40-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"449\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=449\" class=\"wp-image-449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/40.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/40-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/40-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Making room!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/41-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/41-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"450\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=450\" class=\"wp-image-450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/41.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/41-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/41-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Making room!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/42-3-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/42-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"451\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=451\" class=\"wp-image-451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/42-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/42-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/42-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>We filled the space!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/43-3-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/43-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"452\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=452\" class=\"wp-image-452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/43-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/43-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/43-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>We filled the space!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/44-3-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/44-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"453\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=453\" class=\"wp-image-453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/44-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/44-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/44-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>We filled the space!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/45-4-e1558549713395-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/45-4-e1558549713395-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"455\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=455\" class=\"wp-image-455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/45-4-e1558549713395-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/45-4-e1558549713395-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>We filled the space!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/46-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/46-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"456\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=456\" class=\"wp-image-456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/46.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/46-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>We filled the space!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/47-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/47-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"457\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=457\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/47.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/47-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>We filled the space!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/48-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/48-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"458\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=458\" class=\"wp-image-458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/48.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/48-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Locking up<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/49-3-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/49-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"459\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=459\" class=\"wp-image-459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/49-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/49-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/49-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Good thing we have a second unit!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/50-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/50-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"460\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=460\" class=\"wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/50.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/50-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/50-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Quite a bit of space in this one!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/51-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/51-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"461\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=461\" class=\"wp-image-461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/51.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/51-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/51-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/52-768x1024.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/52-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"462\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=462\" class=\"wp-image-462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/52.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/52-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/53-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/53-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"463\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=463\" class=\"wp-image-463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/53.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/53-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/53-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54-3-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"464\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=464\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps we haven\u2019t thanked G\u00fcnter enough on this blog, not only did he take pretty much all of the fantastic photos from the move, but he\u2019s also been absolutely instrumental in the successful removal of the computer; frequently adjusting his schedule and moving his appointments around to suit us. On top of this he often provided the extra bit of grunt we needed to get things moving and get them loaded. Without him our job would have been significantly more difficult. For all of this we are eternally grateful! Here is a photograph of the man himself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/55-3-e1558549645928-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/55-3-e1558549645928-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"454\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/?attachment_id=454\" class=\"wp-image-454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/55-3-e1558549645928-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/55-3-e1558549645928-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>G\u00fcnter Hiller<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Afternoon (21st of May 2019) I received a WhatsApp message from our German Auction house contact (come Photographer extraordinaire), G\u00fcnter Hiller. It was a series of photographs, firstly of the roof of the machine room. It would seem over the weekend that the roof had leaked significantly right onto where the punched cards and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=409"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":472,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409\/revisions\/472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibm360.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}