[vcf-midatlantic] Internal Amdahl T-Shirt preservation

Martin Flynn maflynn at theflynn.org
Mon Jan 17 21:36:24 UTC 2022


Here's a PDF of the 2004 infoage website: 
https://compdecon.org/amdahl/amdahl_5890.pdf

On 1/17/2022 11:42 AM, Adam Michlin via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> More accurately, there was an empty Amdahl communications cabinet
> (literally nothing in it, empty) that was sold as scrap. Here's a
> picture:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl_Corporation#/media/File:Amdahl_4705.jpg
>
> I don't know if this was part of the 5890, but it would make sense
> that it was (although I have no idea if the periods match).
>
> What little remains of the 5890 is still in the warehouse. I had a
> chance to show it to my father and he indicated it is primarily
> memory. Jeff Jonas might be able to elaborate.
>
>       -Adam
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 10:37 AM Andrew Diller via vcf-midatlantic
> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>> Yes, it's empty hulk (the cabinet?) was in the warehouse for a long time till it was recently sold for scrap as it was unusable for anything but a mouse hotel.
>>
>> -andy
>>
>>> On Jan 16, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> InfoAge received a working Amdahl 5890 from AT&T (Was powered down by it's operations team, packed and and delivered to Camp Evans).
>>>
>>> It was "accidentally" destroyed and scrapped out during the BRAC process at Camp Evans
>>>
>>> Have a PDF of the web page if anyone wants more information...
>>>
>>> Some 5890 Specifications:
>>>


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