7 Oct
1999
7 Oct
'99
3:54 a.m.
Hi,
....This machine will alwas have a special place in my
collection
though, since it is so heavy I sprained a muscle in my back while
lifting it so bad that I needed several weeks of therapy to cure.
One of the hazards of the old computer collector...
Quite, I've managed to injure myself a number of times shifting medium/large
sized machines over the years.
I trapped a nerve in my back both times I shifted my old PDP-11/23+ (in an
H960 cab with a pair of RL-01s). And please, believe me, shifting a PDP-11/34
by yourself is NOT a good idea....my back muscles still wince at the thought.
Also managed to strain a couple of back muscles when I moved my SGI 4D/70GT
into the house. There were two of us moving that beastie and we'd taken all
the boards out of it first (they're about the weight of my 11/53 on their
own).
Not to mention that I've been in agony for a week now with a trapped nerve in
my shoulder. But then again there really was no way to disassemble that "Space
Invaders II" machine which I was moving out of the house....
Anyone else hurt themselves, lost limbs etc??? ;-)
TTFN - Pete.
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