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OSI PDS-1

Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 10:20 pm
by Mark
Someone wants $500 +shipping for a fancy OSI power strip
https://www.ebay.com/itm/115803067019

I'm guessing it was in one of the C3 business racks?
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Re: OSI PDS-1

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2023 3:50 am
by bxdanny
A month later and he is still asking for $430.00. I really don't think he'll get it.

Especially since an important part is missing, the cable that plugs into that odd socket. On the other end of that cable should be a key switch (that is, a lock cylinder with electrical contacts), mounted on a narrow strip of sheet metal that would in turn be mounted on the 19" equipment rack of a C3-B or C3-C, just under the floppy drives and above the CPU. The switch had four positions: off, CPU only on, CPU and floppies on, and all on (CPU, floppies, and hard drive). The whole thing was typically called a "power sequencer", as it ensured that power would be sequenced on and off in the correct order to avoid damage to data.