Adding to what John said in his list:

> Let me try to explain:

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> 3.  A 950 uses about 10 times the amount of electricity as a 917/918.

The 950 requires 220V and does not use your standard US-plug.  It costs quite a
bit to run, depending on where in the US you are located, and who your utility
is.

In a former life, we had a 950, and planning for that beast was something.
It's a little less than the size of a standard Series 68/70 (without the
extender I/O bay) and used about as much power.

Here, in PECO Energy land, where some of the highest rates in the nation are
charged, if the lucky buyer puts into service here, they can expect to pay
about three to four times, what they would pay for a 928RX -- and the 928RX has
a better performance number.

Lastly, there were no integrated SCSI discs in the same cabinet - the most
common were the 670MB drives (Eagles) when they were first introduced, and they
were external, thus requiring even more power draw (albeit, you can plug them
into a regular US power socket).  Tape Drive?  External as well...

The lucky buyer will have one of the first of the Spectrum class machines, but
to use it, will cost them considerably more than they probably bargained for.
One great thing it can be used for, of course, if they could afford to run it,
it to heat several rooms in a home :)  Oh yeah, that's right, it would probably
Overtemp, in which case, it shuts itself down.

Regards,
Joe (no 950 here, but knows where one is still in service locally)