7 Aug
1998
7 Aug
'98
12:13 p.m.
First, an IBM Mainframe, ES/3090 400-J, several
hundred MB RAM, many GB of
DASD (thats HD to us non-big iron folks), 1/4" tape drives, cartridge
tape, consoles, 3270 and newer terminals, chiller (system is water
cooled), power supply unit, media, etc. This system runs MVS, also MTS and
was the main computer for a campus of 20-30,000 for a period of about ten
years. The machine is circa 1986 and is available to anyone who wants it,
and will take it away!! I'd suggest that two to four semi-trailers would
do the job, depending upon how many peripherals one wishes to acquire.
Too far away!
If at all possible, please grab the TCMs (Thermal Conduction Modules) out
of the beast before the scrappers get it. Years from now, when some nut
like me tries to fire up a 3090 and discovers a bad chip, those extra TCMs
will come in really handy!
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net