24 Mar
1997
24 Mar
'97
1:50 a.m.
On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, Captain Napalm wrote:
At the auction I attended recently, Two large (and I
mean physically
large) VAX systems were sold for $50 (for the two of them). If #431 [1]
wasn't bidding, it might have been fun to get them.
Don't ya just severely dislike (PC tm. scan: "hate" rejected) people like
that? I see those type around here as well.
But then again, how would I get a one ton machine
(not that I know that it
weighs that much, but it was huge) home?
A flat-bed utility trailer and a heavy chain come-along does wonders.
BTW: I think the 'book' weight on the 11/780 in my collection is 1150 lbs.
Where do I get three phase 220 power?
Don't need it. All of the DEC gear I've ever seen seems to use the three
phase setup as much for convienence as anything. Once you get past the
power controller (relay box), all of the actual power supplies are 117VAC
single phase. (and have 'normal' three prong plugs going into the power
controller)
If you like the power controllers, takes about one hour to rework it for
220VAC single phase, or just skip it altogether. (tho, then you have to go
through the power sequencing manually B^} )
-spc (Anyone know anything about DEC VT320s?)
Like???
-jim
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