Bill Fairchild writes > Yes, they were kludgy way back then and absurd now, but it seems he wants > to > get one or more working and attached to a mainframe for reason(s) he has > not > divulged. Even though their 635MB can be replaced by a more modern > device > that fits in your pocket, I don't think the pocket devices attach very > well to > a mainframe. Maybe his mainframe is just as obsolete as his 3350s. And > he > will also need a control unit (also obsolete?) to drive them. Good luck.
I think the original poster was looking for old hardware in the context of a museum display - which would make sense. Nobody in their right mind would actually want to run any of that old equipment for real. It's far too bulky for an in-home installation and the power requirements are well beyond what you would expect a hobbyist to tackle. FWIW my recollection of 3350s is that they were a huge improvement over the '30s and they were originally problematic. IBM had more or less got them working well by the time the '80s were released. Both '50s and '80s had problems with seals and with oil droplets smacking into heads at high speed. CC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
