Re: Area 51 - was Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-30 Thread Eric Smith
I wrote: > Don't bother. There's nothing interesting in Area 51 any more; due to > all the publicity Area 51 has gotten, they've long since moved all the > good stuff to Area 52, which still has a low profile. On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Toby Thain wrote: > I know you're just being witty, b

Area 51 - was Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-29 Thread Toby Thain
On 2015-08-28 9:49 PM, Eric Smith wrote: On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 4:57 PM, ben wrote: Just the US goverment in general. Try area 51 next. Don't bother. There's nothing interesting in Area 51 any more; due to all the publicity Area 51 has gotten, they've long since moved all the good stuff to A

Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-28 Thread Mike Loewen
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015, ben wrote: On 8/28/2015 3:17 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote: I expect that Ben's posting was a joke directed at the IRS. Just the US goverment in general. Try area 51 next. The 1980's was the last use I suspect of the 1965's machines. The military used 1950's machines into t

Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-28 Thread Eric Smith
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 4:57 PM, ben wrote: > Just the US goverment in general. Try area 51 next. Don't bother. There's nothing interesting in Area 51 any more; due to all the publicity Area 51 has gotten, they've long since moved all the good stuff to Area 52, which still has a low profile.

Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-28 Thread Fred Cisin
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015, ben wrote: Just the US goverment in general. Try area 51 next. There are lots of 1620s there. Many have seriously upgraded RAM and storage, to run Linux, Windoze 12, and Apple System 11. They have interplanetary WiFi.

Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-28 Thread ben
On 8/28/2015 3:17 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote: I expect that Ben's posting was a joke directed at the IRS. Just the US goverment in general. Try area 51 next. The 1980's was the last use I suspect of the 1965's machines. So if you want a vintage computer, the last finds are about 15 years later from

Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-28 Thread Jay Jaeger
On 8/28/2015 2:00 PM, Kevin Tikker wrote: > Which government agency? > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:15 AM, ben wrote: >> >>> On 8/28/2015 3:14 AM, P Gebhardt wrote: >> We all KNOW the government people still have one running >> for your tax . After all the bribes and s

Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-28 Thread Kevin Tikker
Which government agency? Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:15 AM, ben wrote: > >> On 8/28/2015 3:14 AM, P Gebhardt wrote: > We all KNOW the government people still have one running > for your tax . After all the bribes and shady dealings > it gets turned on twice a year. Too old

Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-28 Thread Jay Jaeger
Cool. Wonder what it will go for. JRJ On 8/28/2015 4:14 AM, P Gebhardt wrote: > > > > >> >> (Rumor was that there was also a CDC-160A in somebody's basement here in >> town, as well). >> > > > Speaking of which: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Control-Data-160-Computer-System-Vintage-

Re: CDC-160 (was Re: IBM 1620)

2015-08-28 Thread ben
On 8/28/2015 3:14 AM, P Gebhardt wrote: We all KNOW the government people still have one running for your tax . After all the bribes and shady dealings it gets turned on twice a year. Too old to have the Y2000 bug. Ben.