16 Mar
1999
16 Mar
'99
8:31 p.m.
Damn! I wish I had the space for it!! From my DEC days, I remember the
8650 as
a member of the first VAXcluster we had in the datacenter.. IIRC,
the cluster was named (for you ex & current DECcies) the PATS cluster
(the system
manager was a football fan), and each node got named after a current or
former
player on the New England Patriots... Nodenames being Morgan, Grogan,
and Fryar..
There was another one, but I'll be damned if I can remember, anyway,
Morgan was,
IIRC an 8700, Fryar was an 8650, and GROGAN started out as an 11/750,
later upgraded
to an 8600.. Fryar lived up to it's namesake, not because it was a
problematical
product, but because it got "drop shipped" on it's way to the Maynard
(Ma) Mill..
Sorry, I digress with a little nostalgia....
Disclamer: References to any players or teams performances, in the NFL,
past or present, in this post, are strictly my own opinion.
Will
John Lawson wrote:
Yo, cats: Hedz Up!
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Subject: (fwd) GIVEAWAY: Vax 8650 in Medford, MA by Mar. 18
From: Jason Scott <jason(a)snuh.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: GIVEAWAY: Vax 8650 in Medford, MA by Mar. 18
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 14:11:56 -0500
Organization: The Information Access Center
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My company is decommissioning a VAX 8650 with Expansion Unit and while
the current plan is to throw the thing into the dump, if there are
souls out there who want one of these things for Nostalgia, Spare Parts,
or to drop out of a plane, give me a holler at (781)-393-3283 and we'll
talk. Or, mail to jason(a)snuh.com works just as well.
If you think you can stop by with a Toyota and put this thing in the
trunk, you don't want it. Vax 8650's are the size of large meat lockers
and you'll need at least a truck to pick it up. The power needs are
beyond imagining. The only real use for these things are spare parts
or some sick project I can't think of, but I can't bear to not take
at least a try at finding them a home.
The VAXen are located in Medford, MA, just about 5 miles north of
Boston, off Route 93. We're throwing the things out Thursday Night
(March 18) so act fast. First call and show, first serve. Thanks!
- Jason Scott