19 Jun
1997
19 Jun
'97
12:59 p.m.
On Thu, 19 Jun 1997, A.R. Duell wrote:
> I like my real PDP better than the emulated one.
The real one has one
> feature that E11, and Supnik 2.2, and all the rest can NEVER have that
> annoys my family to no end - THE EAR-SPLITTING NOISE! :) It drives them
> Nuts, and I can't get enough of it! There's nothing like powering up the
> 11/23 and hearing that "Bwaaaaa!" as it all spins up - then it becomes a
First - glad you could make it Dan!
Hmmm... Try an 11/45 + 2 expansion boxes + 8
demountable drives + PERQ1 as
a terminal for an ear-splitting noise. There must be at least 30 fans in
that system, probably more :-)
And then there's the waste heat. A few years ago we had a 'heat wave'. The
temperatures were well above the maximum specified in the DEC manuals. The
11/45 carried on running as if nothing was wrong, but alas I didn't....
Second - I love the noise! It sounds like a jet engine warming up - only
it takes longer 8-)
Also - What waste heat???? I run my 11/23 to keep the basement warm and
toasty. And now with my second, I can probably do away with the furnace
this winter 8-)
And they are underrated for the temperature spec - but wait until one
goes - It's sad see 8-( as most of the chips seem to go all at once.
BC