10 Nov
1997
10 Nov
'97
4:12 a.m.
On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Tim Shoppa wrote:
If I moved my brother's Mustang out of its snug insulated and heated
compartment in our garage, there'd be enough room in there for SEVERAL of
these machines, AND they'd be situated next to the circuit breakers.
<rub hands with scheming glee>
Now, how do I "disappear" a red Mustang convertible in a way that nobody
notices? :)
On Thu, 6 Nov
1997, Tim Shoppa wrote:
All the above fit together in a 5-foot-high rack that has a footprint
of about 22" wide x 36" deep. (OK, I'm assuming you sit the terminal
on top of the rack - a more realistic use would have the terminal
on a desk somewhere!) Not a problem. I can get you a Nova 4
CPU+chassis, a DG terminal, a
6045 14" disk drive, controller, and pack, and a 9-track tape drive,
all hooked together and running DG RDOS.
How much space would a system like this take, and what kind of power is
required to feed it? :) You need a little bit of clearance behind the
rack so that you can run cables, and about 2 feet of clearance in front
to open the tape drive door or pull the disk drive out to change the
removable pack. Total weight is about a quarter-ton, and
current draw is 5-6 Amps (@120V) with the CPU and disk drive running; add
another 4 to 5 Amps if the tape drive is on and loaded.
How well would a Nova survive winter weather during transit? Do you think
CN or CP would be too rough with these things? :)
Tim. (shoppa(a)triumf.ca)
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca