RE: System/34

["Strus, Edward" <Ed_Strus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Max:

Assuming that you are looking to power this unit in a residence:

The System/34 in the US market came available as a208V/3 phase or a
220V/Single phase.  If you need three phase power to run the unit my
advise to you is to forget it.  You can buy a single to three phase
convertor for posibly $1500 used, $3500 new.  Industrial tools typically
have 3 phase motors and thus to make them work in a residential setting
a convertor is required.  If you need 220V/Single Phase a local
electrician can get this for you as your residence should already have
220 service.   

If you really need an antique machine my advice to you would to buy an
old a 5362 that runs on 110 volts.  THis is a smaller machine that you
should be able to move more readily.  If you are a real computer
historian then you have to buy an early model System/38.  This machine
was technologically far advanced for it's time.  I remember in my
college computer architecture class, studying the dual layer microcode ,
object oriented operating system, and single level storage as being
something that all machines in the future will gravitate towards.  I
will have to dig out my text.

Ed Strus
Sr. Technical Consultant
J.D. Edwards World Solutions Company
2907 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, IL 60521
(630)574-1887  Direct
(630)571-9664  Fax
Ed_Strus@JDEdwards.com


>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Max Eskin [SMTP:maxeskin@hotmail.com]
>Sent:  Thursday, February 19, 1998 4:23 PM
>To:    MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>Subject:       Re: System/34
>
>Actually, I'm perfectly serious. In fact, it seems that they do run
>in some places. I am trying to get this one to run because it is as
>close as I am going to get to a computer of its class. I have an
>interest in old computers, you see.
>
>>
>>Max Eskin wrote:
>>> 
>>> Does anyone have extra manuals for a System/34? Also, does anyone 
>know
>>> if it's power supply is somehow hackable to accept 110 Volts?
>>
>>you've got to be kidding!  aren't you?  please say you're kidding );O
>>
>>8 years ago, those things were a poor space heater (and eater) and less 
>useful than a boat anchor.
>>
>>seriously, I can't imagine one of those things still running.
>>
>>rick
>
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