26 Aug
2011
26 Aug
'11
9:31 p.m.
On 08/26/2011 09:16 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
I'm speculating. It's a very large, very old machine. It will not
be a small project, no matter how you slice it.
Of course
something like a 7090 isn't likely to become runnable again
in the first place.
Are you speculating or do you know of some particular age-related flaw
in said machines? Having worked on numerous items from that period (and
successfully
getting them working), albeit not of that scale, my initial response
would be why not? Granted it is possible one could run into some fatal
flaw but I would consider that the lesser likelihood. Depends on the
condition of course, as it does for anything. IBM was pretty good for
component quality. The CHM PDP-1 of the same era runs, etc.
Yes, and it took cash, people, and time. I'm saying it's not a small
project, nothing more. Is a 7090 not significantly larger (in terms of
component count) than a PDP-1?
I'd love to have the opportunity to work on
refurbishing something like
a 7090.
You and me both!
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL