17 Oct
2002
17 Oct
'02
11:05 a.m.
On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Huw Davies wrote:
No, definitely not a PDP-1. The console is too small.
Ok, I misunderstood what you meant by "circular console". Obviously the
PDP-1 would be disqualified as a candidate since you said "no CRTs".
Do you mean the main chassis had rounded corners? Could it perhaps have
been a Packard Bell?
http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61-0740.jpg
http://www.piercefuller.com/collect/pb250.jpg
That is a picture of a Packard Bell PB250. Here is more info:
http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61-p.html#PACKARD-BELL-250
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All I can remember is a largish (blue?) slightly
circular console (say 4 to
6 feet long) with switches and lights (no CRTs) and possibly a separate
room filled with valves. This would make some sense for a system installed
in the early to mid-60s.
My first guess: a PDP-1.
http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/vs-dec-pdp-1.jpg 
