On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 08:09:28PM -0700, Zane H. Healy wrote:
The DECmate II, DEC Professional and the DEC Rainbow
all used the
same style case.
Agreed. Might not be identical in size, but same style for sure.
The DECmate III, and III+ use the same style as the
VAXstation 2000, and some external RZ5* SCSI drives, and the external
TK50 drives.
Not so sure about this one. I disagree on the drives vs CPUs, at least
in the case of the external TK50s. I have several of these 'Leprechaun'
boxes (most with dead PSUs, but that's another story). They are only
wide enough to take a slab PSU mounted up on edge next to a 5.25" device
on a BA-23-type skid, with up to 3 ports on the back, directly behind
the drive. One or two are external TK50s, one is an external RX50 unit
for my RUX50 controller (purchased new for an 11/750 by the previous
owner).
The DECmate III(+)/MicroVAX 2000 case has a boxier PSU and is wider as a
result, in addition to taller, since the main board is above the drive,
making the the ports stick out over a cutout on the back of the case
and face the floor, not the wall.
I will agree that these are all of similar 'shoebox' proportions, not
'desktop' proportions like the DECmate II or PRO, but there are enough
differences that I hesitate to call them the same style as each other.
-ethan
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