> As I understood it at the time, larger S/360 and S/370 also
> used motor-generator power supplies, though I don't know the
> output frequency.  The higher frequency means less filtering.

Generally 415 Hz. Why this odd number is beyond me. The Hitachi clones
also used 415 Hz.

> But yes, you can run a CDC machine off an electronic converter.

Most CDC Cybers are indeed 400 Hz machines, but a few were made with a
60 Hz option. Last week I drove to Texas to get a "small"
"departmental" Cyber 932 - they were all (or nearly all?) 60 Hz
models.

--
Will

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