3. Bill was a unique guy & sharp techie: bright, knowledgeable, yet a true southern gentleman.
4. That sure is a rare combination in the HIT world!
5. When he joined SMS, he had to attend my 2-week education class in SMS’ version of SHAS.
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7. The “Beige Manuals” Any fellow oldies out there might remember SMS’ excellent set of user manual, bound in handsome beige binders, my pride & joy! (Remember, I was a frustrated English major at SMS…) They had chapters covering: Sample reports, with distribution Transaction by card code & column Master file set-up instructions Profile option & their implications Even a controls & balancing section! Pictured on the right is Census From my dusty garage shelf… We gave them to the ISD gang, who they seemed impressed: One of the few things SMS had done better than AHS!
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9. ACTION 1100 and 1500 – developed by SMS’ programmers, which ran on DEC PDP-11 minis at first, later supplanted by VAX “maxi-minis.”• Bill Brehm seemed especially interest in these sessions (he barely hit the water pitchers…)
![Background This one’s so weird, it’ll take two weeks; story starts at SMS in ‘75… Wait a minute: Urban & Terry formed Gerber Alley in 1979! Trust me, it started when Bill Brehm joined SMS from AHS’ ISD. Your out of your mind, but I’ll listen anyway just for kicks. Thanks, now here’s the story: Bill Brehm headed up one of the 4 regional shared systems that formed American Hospital Supply’s Information Services Division – I think his was Georgia Blue Cross… ,[object Object]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)