Re: [ATM] Aging atm's (1950's)

[George Anderson <tillerman1@videotron.ca>]

Ken Hunter wrote:
> 
> --- Kevin Whitefire <chaosopher23@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > How often do you old folks have to change tubes in
> > those computers you do e-mail on?
> >
> > :-P
> >
> > Kevin of Eastern Iowa
> > Seeker of the Darkness
> >
> 
> It's not the tube changing I mind so much... It's
> putting those tiny wires through the ferrite beads
> when I do a memory expansion that gets me crosseyed.
> 
> ;0)
> 
> Ken Hunter
> 
I have to change the 5U4's in the power supply about every 16 months.
The real killer is remembering to do a refresh write after you do a read
when programming...
The Bat Computer was actually the console device for a Burroughs banking
computer (which the CP-901 was based on).

George Anderson
Montreal Canada

Clear skies and good health
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