Re: Mandelbrot II GS vs Turbo Mandelbrot

[irsman@iastate.edu (Ian Schmidt)]

In article <1993Apr3.071636.9402@ifi.unizh.ch> gudat@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (gudat henrik) writes:
>Oh yes, that's very kind. But seriously, Ian, what I don't like about
>the ROM 06 powerstation is the quite annoying crank drive. I mean the
>idea of building a mechanical computer is great (environment etc..), but
>it's really noisy when operating the ROM 06. What about a power supply?

Well, with the the stuff in even a base ROM 06, no existing power supply could
handle the 22 amps @ +/- 5volts required.  We're working on a small nuclear
reactor as a possible solution.

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        Ian Schmidt - Two Meg Software: irsman@{iastate.edu | aol.com}
"I will choose a path that's     | Author of AudioZap, MODZap, and more.
 clear: I will choose free will" | Co-author of SoundConvert and DeskTracker.
 - N. Peart, 1980                | Coder and Musician for the GS<>IRC.