On Sun, 15 May 2005, William Maddox wrote:
This appears to be a SAGE pluggable unit, though it
looks like it has been
partially stripped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5196683042
eBay item 5196683042 (Ends May-15-05 11:21:43 PDT) - 1950's Vacuum Tube
Computer
I'm interested in anything from the SAGE system, and this does look
like one of the PUs (Pluggable Units) with the handle removed. However, I
didn't see it until the auction was over (no one bid on it), and one of
the seller's statements bothers me:
"Do not email or call me with any questions about the item. Emails and
calls will not be answered."
Here's a picture of a SAGE PU for comparison:
http://www.thegalleryofoldiron.com/SAGEPU.JPG
And another of a PU in the testing station:
http://www.thegalleryofoldiron.com/SGTESTER.JPG
Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
The B9 Robot Builders Club B9-0014
http://ripsaw.cac.psu.edu/~mloewen/B9/
Old Technology
http://ripsaw.cac.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/