Cool IBM System/34 -- was: Cool 1983 IBM System/36 system needs a home!

[Richard Schauer]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Julian Wolfe wrote:
> It's a cute machine, but IMO not worth the time and aggrivation it entails, 
> especially if you have no idea how to operate it.  I think it's also 
> three-phase, if I'm not mistaken.

You're mistaken.  I have a 5340 and the 3262 printers and 8809 tape drives 
to go with it, and it's all single-phase 110 or 220 (unless modified to 
208, check first!)  The current consumption isn't really much more than a 
5360, one of which sits next to my 5340.  A fair bit of the draw is in the 
hard drives; some were equipped with 2, some with all 4 like mine.  Even 
with 4 it's not bad, only 1500 watts or so (for the 5340 only).  A 
microwave or space heater draws that.  As far as its size- it makes a nice 
mantle for the living room??? :-)  I've slept on top of mine once.

Richard Schauer