Ah, a museum. That's awesome, and best of luck getting the 3290
running. I do remember it fondly. I had it for some years sometime
between 1985 and '95. I was continually re-configuring it, and I think
I liked a 3-way setup most of the time.
I'm sure many on this list are interested in the museum, in fact, I'd
guess this is likely one of the best places to talk about it. Warning:
it doesn't take much provocation for some of us with considerable
experience to start reminiscing.
sas
On 4/28/2017 23:22, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 04/28/2017 10:35 PM, Steve Smith wrote:
Wow. You really want to operate a 3290 in this age?
Yes I do. This is in a museum. But honestly, as a professional
developer by day, I'd happily type on that thing all day long. It's
gorgeous!
It must be 30 years old; but then I guess they were built to last.
About 35 years old, yes. And yes, built like tanks. And quite hard
to find nowadays; they cost a small fortune if you can even find one.
ISTR mine weighed in around 75 lbs.
I'd guess around 60lbs. I don't like to move it very often. ;)
(some people thought it was bolted down),
Yup, I can certainly see that. :)
and that maybe a newer
and somewhat lighter model came out later. Must have been the mid-'90s.
Yes, the 3290-2. It didn't have the big "humpback" protrusion that
contained most of the logic; it was integrated into the panel. We
have one of those too, here at the Large Scale Systems Museum in the
Pittsburgh area.
Anyway, my gut says you could buy a couple 24" displays for what that
monster will cost you in power & cooling for a year. It got pretty hot.
Yup. I haven't measured its power consumption, but it does crank
out the heat. The Museum can sometimes make it clear until
mid-January before starting the building's main boiler. :-)
Speaking of the Large Scale Systems Museum...We're actually about to
have our grand re-opening shindig after a big expansion and many
months of renovations; would it be compatible with the charter of this
list to post an announcement here? We do have quite a bit of IBM iron.
-Dave
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