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|    bill to Dennis Boone    |
|    Re: [OT] PDP-11 & RA82    |
|    09 Nov 25 09:55:59    |
      From: bill.gunshannon@gmail.com              On 11/8/2025 11:10 PM, Dennis Boone wrote:       > > https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/legendary-windo       s-pinball-developer-rescues-200lb-magnetic-disc-drive-from-the-1       80s-requires-a-scissor-lift-to-move-it-only-has-622-mb-of-storage       >       > Everyone should have something in their home that has 80 amp inrush       > for a few seconds at startup.       >              I used to have a bunch of RAs. Picked them up in NJ and carried       them home in two trips in my Volvo Station Wagon. Never ran more       than two at a time and each had its own circuit. Still dimmed       the house lights on startup even only starting one at a time.              bill              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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