12 Oct
1999
12 Oct
'99
3:42 a.m.
Hi Tony,
I once got an Apollo DN3500 at a radio rally. The
system unit wasn't
too bad. The monitor nearly killed me, even just carrying it across
the car park
IKWYM. I got the first of my pair of Apollos at the Drayton Rally a few years
back. The machine (a DN3000) wasn't too bad, however the monitor was another
matter....they're not exactly easy to carry when they're not caked in grass
and mud in the only areas you can get a grip of....
For large machines, if I have the chance, I dismantle
them before moving.
Even just taking out PSUs and boards. The bits I end up with are still
heavy, but not _as_ heavy.
Yeah, that's what the chap I got my SGI from did. It was difficult enough
moving it in that state, I shudder to think how bad it would've been with all
the boards and drives installed.
BTW I collected an HP LaserJet+ the other day....took two of use to shift the
thing because of how heavy it was and I managed to somehow damage my left arm
in the process. Got a 1cm wide lump on my inner wrist.
Never ends dose it?? :-)
TTFN - Pete.
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