29 Dec
2018
29 Dec
'18
11:21 a.m.
Don't let the (very few) online pictures of early 1700s (1704 and
1706) fool you - the things have a *lot* of modules when the options
are added. It might be that while the 6000 series followed the Cray
"simple/fewer" design philosophy, the 1700 line may not have.
--
Will
On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 2:10 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 12/29/18 10:47 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote:
Statistically, it is more likely to be a 1700
module (a more common
machine). The front bracket is missing, which is the easy way to
distinguish the two types.
That's an interesting observation, but I'm not sure I'd agree with you.
While there were more 1700s in circulation, the sheer number of modules
used in 6000/Cyber machines and peripherals might tilt the balance the
other way.
--Chuck