Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!oddjob!gargoyle!ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!crayops From: crayops@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: IBM mainframe for sale Message-ID: <177200006@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: Sun, 27-Sep-87 08:38:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uxc.177200006 Posted: Sun Sep 27 08:38:00 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 29-Sep-87 06:45:29 EDT References: <4WALT@MAINE> Lines: 19 Nf-ID: #R:<4WALT@MAINE>:-13:uxc.cso.uiuc.edu:177200006:000:673 Nf-From: uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!crayops Sep 27 07:38:00 1987 Written 12:58 am Sep 16, 1987 by rdm@cfcl.UUCP (Richard Morin) >I made a firm decision a few years ago which has served me well ever >since: Never buy equipment that won't run in an unconditioned room >on standard wall current. Well then, you won't be getting a Cray soon, will you? Maybe the Cray-4 will fit your needs, but by then, it'll be a laptop anyway. Could I be biased? Naaaaaaah. >Richard Morin, proprietor {hoptoad,ptsfa}!cfcl!rdm >Canta Forda Computer Laboratory +1 415 994 6860 ^^^^^^^^^^^ Oh, I get it. Try to get a grant, maybe then you Canna Forda comp. lab. . Crayops This is the opinion of one of the crayops but not them all.