On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Bill McDermith wrote:
> Birth year computers....
>
> Hmmm. Well, I guess I'll have to look up the info on the
> IBM 650...
> Larger than a breadbox? (heh... :-)
> A desk? (must be, the 1130 I used was large desk sized
> but twice as tall...)
> A house? (more like it, I'm sure...)
>
> But wait! www.google.com enter IBM 650 and the first link is great:
>
> http://www.users.nwark.com/~rcmahq/jclark/ibm650.htm
>
> Heck, I could fit one in my garage -- it couldn't weigh more than
> a few tons... Just need room for the O26 keypunch... And have
> a larger electrical service put in... I'm sure someone has one in
> their back yard that they would want to get rid of...
I think I know where you can get a 650. It won't be anything resembling
cheap, though.
Peace... Sridhar
Received on Tue Apr 02 2002 - 23:09:52 BST