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Old 06-20-09, 12:17 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Reece View Post
Oh poo!! you have to do one better Subman!! If it's any consolation, I did own an ICL 2903 in 85, mainframe with 128k ram, multi platter 14" disks, card reader for the boot strap loader damn thing was wired for 3 phase, the line printer itself weighed over 85 kg, the whole setup over a ton!
The good old days!
OK, I can't compete with that one back in '85. I can today however. An M9000 right now (fully loaded), weighing in at over 2 tons, and a ton more compute power than your mainframe!

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