If I recall, that box required a 50 amp circuit. You could get a much cheaper space heater or boat anchor. And really, that's all it's good for in my opinion.
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Yes V3R2 is the end of the road for sure. It may weight much more than 300lbs too as the 320s had room for 4 CPUS they required a top-hat which adds poundage and power consumption. Memory is getting a tad fuzzy on those but I think you need a second tower to go beyond about 2 or 4 drives, requiring yet more power and cooling and space. They did require 208/240 volts as I recall and may also have had an extra 'shin-buster'
CPMS battery sitting along side. I can't recall if that was mandatory or optional (I'm leaning optional) because replacing those batteries won't be cheap and they are likely dead by now.
I'm guessing the 320 with a second expansion unit would slurp down at least a hundred bucks a month in power and kick out a big-ol-pile of BTUs in the deal. And you better have a good source of spare drives for that guy because those drives are getting positively ancient by now and sticktion was a problem back then.
For my $$s I'd hunt around for an old 170 or even 270.
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That's pretty far back...
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I think V3R2 would be the final number and it weighs 300lbs.
Peter Dow (ML) wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I have the opportunity to acquire a working model 320, but I have some
questions.
What is the latest OS release that it supports?
What is the power requirement? 110/220? Wattage?
Any caveats I should be aware of?
*Peter Dow* /
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 793-9050
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