> Will, about 15 years ago I saw one in the (then) new Civilization Museum in > Ottawa (Canada). Not sure if after 40 years any of these real machines would > still work reliably enough to run a demo program...
There are a few machines from circa 1960 still in working condition, including CHM's 1401 system. Other than mechanical problems with tape units, most faults encountered during the restoration were dirty contacts and leaky transistors, I think. Given enough willpower and talent, even a 709 could be restored. -- Will ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
