6 Jul
2025
6 Jul
'25
8:27 p.m.
On 7/6/25 09:54, Michael Thompson via cctalk wrote:
Pierre,
We don’t have the power, cooling, or space in our display area to run the 11/780
The great thing about the 780 was that (aside from fixed
control store) there were no exotic chips in it. Almost any
IC in the machine was standard 74S, 74AS or 74F series
logic. So, you could keep one running for a LONG time with
just chip swapping. And, of course, the machine was shipped
with a HUGE print set, about 2-3 inches thick of 11 X 17 sheets.
The power dissipation wasn't that huge, also.
Jon