19 Aug
1997
19 Aug
'97
5:27 a.m.
I suspect this is an HP1000-series processor. Exactly
what it is depends
on what cards are in it.
There are still a bunch of these still in service, complete with switch
registers and blinkey lights! I do not know who runs them, however.
The newer models dumped the lights and switch register, much like PDP-11s.
Standard 19" rack, I guess. A lot of stuff
(computers, peripherals,
test gear,etc) fits that standard rack. There are also (much rarer) wider
racks for things that just can't fit into 19" - like big monitors.
Actually, 23" is quite common for telco equipment. Western Electric had a
bunch of standards, all dating from the 1920's, thank goodness that only
two survived.
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net