27 May
2024
27 May
'24
12:23 p.m.
On Sat, 25 May 2024, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Offhand, if I were King of the World, I'd
immediately eliminate from
competition those computers that cannot be run from a US 120 volt 15 amp
wall receptacle. The rationale being that anything that requires
special power wiring cannot be "personal"
I I were King of the World, I'd immediately ban everything non-standard
like 110/120V, 208V two-phase and 60Hz ish as well as everything
non-metric/SI based ;-)))))
So, for example, the PB-250 qualifies; the IBM 1130
does not. The
The IBM 1130 *does* run on a simple wall power outlet if you don't have
the 1133 I/O multiplexer.
Christian