4 May
1999
4 May
'99
9:43 a.m.
Hi everybody,
At 05:16 PM 5/4/99 -0400, you wrote:
Well, okay, parts of one. Big parts.
Indeed, Bill got some big parts. I was there, too, picked
up a Univac 1710 card punch and a small card reader, and a
ton (literally, I think) of other stuff - much of it which
will likely be offered up to those of you out there in
classic-computer-land. Anybody want a VAXstation???
For now it is in storage. Guess I have to get a
basement next.
... and then a dehumidifier, if you're gonna have a basement
in North Carolina ...
I'm not even sure exactly what I've got. It is
from a Univac 9200.
Looks like a line printer and control console in one very big box,
about the size of desk, but maybe twice as tall. Switches & lights,
and discrete transistors. It was the box that had the "Univac 9200"
label on it, so maybe (hopefully) it is the CPU. When I move it
from its current temporary home to a more permanent one, I'll get
pix & details.
I poked my head inside and thought I saw what looked like a core
memory array. Not sure, though. The 9200 console was really
retro looking - great big switches and blinkenlights. I took
some photos which I'll be happy to put on my web site or
give Bill to put on his.
There was also a Sperry*Univac V77, which Kevin has pointed out
was a Varian machine. I can put some photos of that on my
web site, too, if ya'll want to see them.
Also got a card punch, which I got home by partially
disassembling
it, to make it fit in my car. When I opened it up, I found a three
ring binder labelled "Univac Servicing Documents" - schematics,
mech drawings, all sorts of good stuff!
Thankfully, both Bill's and mine came with this manual. Looks
like a treasure trove of info. Bill's punch is a 1610 - it
wasn't obvious by comparing them what the difference was.
So, anybody know anything about 9200's? A web
search didn't turn
up much. Introduced in June 1967, 8K of memory, that's about it.
Bill.
(Man, this is awesome!)
Indeed it is an awesome machine, and I'm extremely glad that
Bill was able to save it from the scrapyard (which BTW is where
it was headed).
Anybody know how to turn up a HP2100S minicomputer??? That was
my big "keeper".
Regards,
Alex
Calculator History & Technology Archive Web page
(oops, I guess I need to add "Computer" in there somewhere)
http://aknight.home.mindspring.com/calc.htm