Hardware

Last systems: shutdown December 1998

• 32 megawords of memory (equivalent of 72 megabytes)
• SCSI disk and tape (1/2-inch 6250 and 4mm DAT)
• 2 ethernets
• connected to Tymnet via a Sun workstation (X.25 to TELNET interface)

Retired Hardware

• On 31-Mar-96 they shut down the 4 KL-1090 systems. Each had
  • KL with model-B backplane, console front-end with DECtapes
  • 4 megawords AMPEX external memory
  • SA-10 channel adaptor for IBM disk and tape
  • Memorex 3652 disk strings (16 logical units per string, 300 megabytes per unit)
  • StorageTek 6250-bpi tape drives
  • E-BUS base (DMA connection to the Tymnet network)
  One of the systems ("F34") went to the West Coast Computer Museum.
• Several KI-10 systems (used smaller 3330-II disks)
• Several KS-10 systems (DL11 to a PDP-11 which spoke Tymnet protocol)
• Several Foonly-F3 systems (DL11 emulated in Foonly microcode)
• Various Foonly-F4 systems (running TOPS-20 or TENEX instead of TYMCOM-X)

Other stuff

Last update: Thursday, 06-Dec-2001 01:53:51 EST