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From: petel@teksce.SCE.TEK.COM (Pete Lancashire)
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Subject: Re: LA and the IBM 1130
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Date: Thu, 15-Jan-87 13:43:07 EST
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In article <951@phred.UUCP>, artm@phred.UUCP writes:
> The basic 1130 had all of 8K of core memory, not 16K.
> Overlay city indeed!  And with the world's slowest disk drive
> to boot.
> 
> Actually, it would fit in your bedroom (it was about the size of an
> office desk) but the air conditioner would be another matter.
Don't remember the need for A/C but the standard 1130 had a 3-phase power
supply that if you lost a phase the power supply would do interesting
things...(see next comment)
> 
> Anyone out there ever summon up the guts to yank the "emergency-pull"
> knob and find out what happens?
yep, (see above), not much on the 1130. If you want to know about the kill
switch, ask what happens when you hit the kill on a big 360 (if it had not
been disabled).

Actually there are quite a few 1130's running in homes, kind of like
having  a car that is the same as the one you first had or loved.

I almost got one myself, you can get a loaded 1130 for free in most cases.
There are still quite a few being used.

Pete Lancashire   petel@teksce.SCE.TEK.COM