@expectproblems They great thing about this, @dobes @jpwarren @NewtonMark, is that with a one-chip computer and some microSD cards you could build something the same size that’d totally outperform the 1401.
@expectproblems @dobes @jpwarren @NewtonMark IBM 1401: One 4000-character memory module in the main box, more could be added. 11.5µs cycle time is about 87kHz. So, yes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_1401
@expectproblems @dobes @jpwarren @NewtonMark “Monthly rental for 1401 configurations started at US$2,500 (worth about $21,926 today).”
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