On 02/19/2012 02:34 PM, Mark Benson wrote:
The machine in
question is a z9, only a few years old. Hardly
"collectible", and the whole world is running them. (and the current
model, the z10) I'm sure it went for bucks to (or via) a reseller, if
it was purchased rather than leased.
While your point is valid, if you had the facilities to keep and run
'NASA's last mainframe' it'd be a pretty cool collector's piece down
the line, especially if you could get some kind of paperwork to
prove it's heritage.
Hmm, yes, I agree. (and I do have such facilities, equipped with a
similar machine, but not of such interesting heritage) I still have
very strong doubts about the whole "last mainframe" thing, though.
I am such a sentimental old romantic (at 31) sometimes
;)
A "young fart", perhaps? ;)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA