1 May
2006
1 May
'06
1:01 a.m.
Hi,
John Foust said:
At 02:49 PM 4/30/2006, John Allain wrote:
The Collins 51J-1 radio receiver of 1949 was 19-inch rack mounting and
I'm sure it wasn't the first. I think the HRO radio of 1934 was available
in rack mounting, but what width I don't know.
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb at dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Just dawned on me that the fundamental shape
(width) of all my industrial
computing is based on the 19" rack, from the earliest to the latest piece of
equipment, but who originated the 19" rack? AT&T?
Everyone else voted for telco, but I'll place a bet on the radio industry.
And/or the radio industry of the military. It's a standard, isn't it?
Why, just Friday I bought a surplus 19" rack, and the other rack next
to it that I passed by was old enough to have the black wrinkle paint
as well as a US Navy property tag.