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   Message 263,712 of 264,096   
   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   
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