Want IBM 400-series account machine

Tom Jennings tomj at wps.com
Tue Mar 1 16:39:33 CST 2005


On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

> three 941 auxiliary storage units (providing storage of an additional 16
> 10-digit words!), one would require a total of 48 AMPS!!!  One machine
> alone required 33A.  Wow!

Umm yeah and not at 110V. You'll need 440V from a pole and a
transformer and all that on a concrete slab. Then you'll have to
extract all the heat from the room.

My little DB Nova system raises the room temp 15 degrees easily,
and it's got a leaky garage door. Scale that...



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