If I get some temp keys I'll make a video powering up up my P8. It's like
a jet engine. haha.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

One other thing about the B10, B20,B30,B35…. (The B40, B50, and B60
finally got sufficient processing power to make them good machines)

They used ALOT of electricity. Not just the system unit but also the
external disk expansion, tape device, etc. etc. The PDU that came in the
cabinet was also an electrically hungry beast.


Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects



On Apr 3, 2026, at 6:28 AM, Patrik Schindler <poc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Gad,

Am 03.04.2026 um 12:28 schrieb Gad Miron <gadmiron@xxxxxxxxx>:

Jim's response reminded me of an old tale (80's ?)

I got fed up with my B10 - it is sooo slow.
so I made it a boat anchor,
only to discover that is also sinks sloooowly

I wish I could get my hands on a B10 nowadays. :-) Have surely become
rare as hens't teeth.

:wq! PoC


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