5 Nov
2000
5 Nov
'00
4:51 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb(a)deltasoft.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: Vax 8350 offered to me -- worth getting it?
Me either. Seems to just work. It's in a 6000-430 not an 8xxx not
sure if that
should make a difference.
> Fun little box. Watch out for the KDB50 - I
never met one that
wasn't
finiky.
I don't recall ever having any problems with my KDB50, but the DEBNA(?)
board would quietly cease to operate when the room temperature hit
about
70* farenheit.
sounds like it's got a dodgy chip or possibly a dry joint.
About a year ago, on a long weekend (doesn't it always happen this way?)
the A/C in the
main computer room here tripped out.
It was 40C+ in the room on Monday morning. The 6k was still spinning
away happily, with it's
usual load of mail and web stuff. The 3 day old Netware box was not.
<:^)
DEC hardware will generally work even at extemes. If it fails at just
over 70F it has a real problem and
should be looked at.
Cheers
Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob(a)stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
netcafe(a)tell.net.au
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