20 Oct
2000
20 Oct
'00
8:48 a.m.
Here's an interesting datapoint about the cost of running
a preserved/rescued Multics:
"NO UCE" <nouce(a)multics.ruserved.com>
wrote in message
news:8s1ltb$sco$1@multics.ruserved.com...
and
So how much would it cost to 'mothball'
the hardware and store it?
I'd ask how much it would cost to run a minimal system, 1 CPU, RAM,
disk, etc, but I'm afraid of what the answer might be.
The 1 CPU DPS-8/70M with 4 MW, 1 IMU, 1 18x FNP, 2 FIPS tapes, 3 FIPS D 1 FIPS E disk that we ran at CGI/Perigon/ACTC consumed
around 1.1 MWhr of
electricity a day running mostly the idle program. Based on current
utility
rates in Calgary, that translates to about $2,000 CDN
per month. This
included the AC load added to the room. The configuration cited is not the
minimal.
This is why emulators are needed for the really old stuff, even if
it does still run.
regards,
-dq