In article <200512211555470529.05D32CA1 at 10.0.0.252>,
"Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> writes:
There's an outfit still around to provide parts
and service for the things.
Here's a description of the system:
http://www.encore-support.com/htmls/32_87.htm
Well its a good thing they take paypal! :-)
I don't know what the bare CPU cabinet would be
worth sans peripherals and
software, though.
Me neither. I'm not seriously considering bidding on the Gould.
I am more likely to consider bidding on the GE CompuScene IV visual
simulator :-).
But it did raise the question of how one finds out about these "big
iron" machines, particularly since they seem to be a disappearing
beast except for high-end simulation at places like government
laboratories.
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