After a super-early workday, I bailed early and headed
over to University of
Michigan property disposition to see what's what. Still available was a
complete S/390 Generation IV for around $1000. This thing is destined for
the scrap yard if no one can, figuratively, pick it up.
Considering how S/390s are starting to get decommishioned, $1000 is a
little too pricey. They won't get a huge amount for scrap, either.
Also available is a
RS/6000, though I couldn't get into the cabinet to see what processors it
had. An IBM 9-track reel-to-reel cab was next to the RS/6000, but I couldn't
identify it.
Could you describe it?
I have been looking for references to an IBM 9 track that came after the
3420. Their biggest feature was that each drive had a huge green LED
matrix panel mounted above to let you know what the drive was doing from a
football field away.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org