Wirt Atmar writes:
>Bruce Toback writes:
>
>> A quibble: the Series 33 did not require 3-phase power. Its claim to
>>  fame, in fact, was that it could be run on a standard 120V circuit (in
>>  North America). We had one at home, plugged into the outlet in the guest
>>  bathroom via a 25-foot extension cord. It was the closest we could come
>>  to a dedicated circuit.
>
>A quibbler's quibble: The Series 33 does require 3-phase power. I'm typing
>this message on a PC sitting on a 33, now used as the "world's most expensive
>executive desk" (and which is still capable of being turned back on and
>running). The Series 30, which came out after the 33, was able to run on
>120V, single-phase power.

A quibble to the quibbler's quibble: We'll split the difference (so to
speak). The Series 33 required 200-240V single-phase power, according to
the Communicator article in which it was announced. And it was a Series
30 we had at home, not a Series 33. My wife remembers this because the
nameplate was facing her when we accidentally dropped it on her foot
while moving it out of the house.

-- Bruce



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