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November
/ December 1990 |
Software
Export contract - Middle East - Singapore |
Successfully
developed a package for a Singapore based software company |
|
12 August
1982
|
Formally launched a new
organization, Westind. One of the first few in Pune. |
Data processing
- Inauguration session at Mahratta Chambers of Commerce & Industries
(Keynote address by Mr. Shreekant Kirloskar) |
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1980- 1981 |
Received the first order to develop
Payroll software and carry out the data-processing on a main-frame
system |
Developed programs in COBOL for Vanaz
Engineers, Pune. Followed by many more companies to outsource the
data processing work. |
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1980 onwards.
above is year-by-year of happenings |
Started own business, in computer arena.
Setup a company
Westind Integrated Systems Pvt. Ltd. |
Software development and Computer Data Processing business:
ICL 1904 S mainframe computer system.
This was installed in the Regional Computer Center at University of
Pune. First data processing company in Pune, to offer payroll and
account processing. |
|
1978 – 1980 |
Computer Service Engineer at CMS
Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.
|
Commissioning of 1401 CPU, 729 tape drives,
1403 Line Printer, 1402 Card Reader / Punch machines - Autocoder programming language.
Installing and servicing of IBM
1401 mainframe computer system, such as IBM 1401 at Tata
Motors, Pimpri, Pune (then
Telco). Union Carbide computer system, Delhi.
See pictures. |
|
1977 – 1978 |
Customer
Engineer at CMC Ltd. Computer
Engineer.
IBM operations in India were closed down due to FERA regulation.
|
Maintenance of mainframe computers, IBM 1401, IBM 1620, 729 Tape drive,
1402 card reader. Servicing of ICL 1901 computer system at Kirloskar
Pneumatic Co. Ltd. IBM left India and CMC was mooted by DOE.
See rare newspaper report. |
|
There was an institute, called Robotron, where they were training
computer engineers, maintenance of IBM 360 mainframe computer
system with large tape drives, and line printers. Few engineers
from India were selected for the main frame service training, including
me. We were actually learning how computer hardware work and how to do
troubleshooting of the electronic circuits. It was third generation
machine. So I became qualified computer engineer to service computer
systems. Earlier I was trained on the IBM 1401 mainframe
computers, that was using punch cards. |
|
1977 |
Trainee - computer hardware engineer at VEB
KOMBINAT ROBOTRON Schulungszentrum
(Training Centre).
Robotron Training Centre, Leipzig, Germany. |
Practical training for debugging and servicing of computer mainframe
hardware.
Training in Germany on Mainframe computer.
CPU, Tape drive, card reader, line printer. PCB level and component
level repair. Learning residence operating system of
IBM 360 / 370
kind of mainframe systems in Leipzig, Germany. |
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1975 - 1977 |
Initiation in computer line.
Customer Engineer at IBM.
Customer
Engineer to maintain IBM 1401 system.
|
Selected by
IBM: First job after passing out
from V. J. T. I.
Computer
engineer to service Mainframe computers. |
