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From: ornitz@kodak.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: IBM 1130 (1800) Nostalgia
Message-ID: <697@kodak.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Feb-87 19:00:45 EST
Article-I.D.: kodak.697
Posted: Fri Feb  6 19:00:45 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Feb-87 03:21:42 EST
References: <229@teksce.SCE.TEK.COM>
Reply-To: ornitz@kodak.UUCP (barry ornitz)
Distribution: world
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, NY
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Keywords: Used Computer Sales (Would you buy a used 1800 from this man?)
Summary: Want to buy one?

In article <504@PSUECLA>, mrb@psuecla.BITNET writes:
> 
> Did any one ever see a real live IBM 1800, which was an 1130 with data acqui-
> sition facilities?
>

The last time I looked, our company salvage facilities had an 1800 for sale. I
think our salvage department works like a dog pound - if no one wants it and
puts up a few bucks for adoption, they crush it!  

Seriously folks, if anyone wants it for spare parts, give me a call and I will
get them in touch with the right people here.

And for some real process control nostalgia, has anyone out there ever 
programmed a GE-312?  This was the only machine I ever knew that had backup 
for the machine through the memory.  An AC motor turned the drum memory;
torque was sent through the drum to turn a DC generator mounted below.  The
generator charged batteries and acted as the drum motor if the power failed.
Since it was a synchronous machine, minor speed variations did not hurt.  I
still have the power supply for one of these.  It took six of us to lift it
out of the cabinet.  Of course this was also the only computer I have ever
seen with crane hooks attached to each cabinet.  Wow, a multiton 32K word
(20 bit) machine with 512 point analog I/O (16 bit) with a typical execution
of 10 instructions per millisecond.  And to think I did direct digital control
with this machine.  The power supply makes a nice arc welder!

                              Barry L. Ornitz
                              Eastman Chemicals Division Research
                              Kingsport, TN  37662
                              615/229-4904