When Computers Weighed A Ton (Or Five)

The sign says this weighs 3400 lbs per wing. I don’t know what constitutes one wing, but The Internet says the whole machine weighs more than 10,000 lbs.

 

This particular one (CDC 6500) was in operation at Purdue from 1967-1989. It was too heavy for the elevator. They had to break an outside wall and dig a pit: www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/museum-restoring-purd...

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