The IBM mainframe memory add ons I was familiar with were from Itel rather than Intel. I don’t see how intel could have had semi memory for mainframes in the early 1970s.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2020, at 8:32 AM, Joshua Rice via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > Somehow it seems the thread got fragmented. I posted it to the other half of > this thread. > > Here’s a link to a high-quality picture of the front panel, straight from the > listing. Turns out i’m crap at taking steady photos > > https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dysAAOSwqqJehZ-Y/s-l1600.jpg > <https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dysAAOSwqqJehZ-Y/s-l1600.jpg> > >> On Jun 15, 2020, at 1:15 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> wrote: >> >> It would be useful if the legends on the panel were actually readable by >> mere mortals. >> >> Intel Memory Systems was very big in the early-mod 1970s. The reason >> was pretty simple--they offered add-on memory for IBM S/370 and other >> vendors cheaper than the OEMs could. >> >> --Chuck >