23 Jul
2000
23 Jul
'00
2:27 a.m.
Ram,
I missed the first part of this thread so I'm not sure exactly what
you're looking for. But I have some rack mount PCs that use a passive back
plane if that's what you're looking for. They have a 486 CPU on a plug in
card. The case, back plane and cardes are all made by Advantech. Contact me
directly if you're interested.
Joe
At 07:52 AM 7/22/00 -0400, you wrote:
Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, they are still
rather expensive
compared to the barebone PC :-( Wonder if I can pick up a used one
somewhere.....
Ram
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Lawrence LeMay
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 8:49 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Rack mount for ISA bus
Is it a rack drawer for a passive backplane that
you want, or do you want
a
rackmount PC box to accomodate a normal
motherboard?
I've occasionally received advertising literature for
"industrial-strength"
rackmount PC enclosures, but have never seen an
offering which would fit
the
description "powered passive ISA backplane.
For a powered passive ISA backplane, try Jameco. You can buy the chassis,
the passive motherboard (either 14 ISA, or a 10 ISA and 4 PCI combination),
and the power supply separately. Or you can get the chassis with power
supply (300W) for $400, and the backplane is $70 or $120 for the combo
ISA/PCI.