IBM 1130 arrived from Austria

[woodelf]

Bob Rosenbloom wrote:

> My IBM 1130 arrived today from Austria. It was packed very well, first 
> wrapped in cardboard, then plastic wrap, then a sealed foil material, 
> and finally a really strong crate. It spent a week in customs but they 
> never even opened it up. The machine itself is quite dirty and will 
> take some time to clean up, but looks complete and restorable. It came 
> with a box of disk cartridges with unknown data or software. The main 
> problem I have is that it's a 50 Hz machine. I assume the power supply 
> could run on 60 Hz but the disk drive probably will not run correctly 
> on 60 Hz. I believe the best thing is to start looking for a 60 Hz to 
> 50 Hz power converter. Have a look at the unpacking at:
>
You could still have a system disk, locked in the drive.
Other than power,I think you have two other major problems.
1) 8192 words of memory
2) No card reader/punch

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> Bob
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