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From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: net.analog
Subject: Re: Re: Analog query, sort of.
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Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 16:39:23 EDT
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> 
> So, unless they are valuable as historic artifacts, or perform some
> particular analog-oriented function better than a digital computer can,
> I fear the old analog machines are going to end up as "experimenters'
> specials" in parts bins at the electronics surplus houses.
> 
> Will

The 360 that was once the main computer at USC was sold for 10K to some
private party. I would of bought it (it had a drum, 100M disk drive,
4 card punch machines, >1 meg main memory and a console) except no
one had a BIOS for CP/M at the time :-). Seriously, just switching the
damn thing on would overload the power line coming into my house. And
getting the 4 phase powere would be so expensive ....

--Chuck

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