On 10/24/10 11:29 AM, Bob Bradlee wrote:
If it does in fact still run, then it is of interest
to a number of collectors as a persional toy. Send the sheetmetal to a
bodyshop and let them Bondo it up, or wait for a clean cabnet to come along. If they can
rebuild a rusted wreck
and made it look like new again, cleaning that rack and door up will be a piece of cake.
It just takes TLC or a lot
of money :)
It's almost definitely runnable; these machines are practically
indestructible. This particular machine weighs about a ton, pulls many
kilowatts, and is relatively modern in mainframe terms. Not exactly
"collector" or "personal toy" material.
An S/390 G1, sure...but not a z900, at least not for another ten
years or so.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL