Who remembers CDC Plato?...run it again on a cyber at home...could it be done?

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Thu Oct 19 21:33:45 2000

On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Rick Bensene wrote:

> Even if you could find one in storage somewhere (it'd have to be a pretty
> good-sized warehouse!) it'd be a major operation just to move the machine.
> Plus, once you got it to your house, not likely you'd have any place
> to put it! Not the kind of machine you can set up out in the garage.
> Then...even if you had a place to put it, getting the 400Hz 208V
> is going to be a challenge...probably draws some massive load. Don't
> know what the current loading was

A tantalizing tip: we're planning to have a working Cyber 960 at VCF 2.0e
(not on site but tours will be arranged to the warehouse of the lunatic
who is going to get it running again).

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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