3 Nov
2010
3 Nov
'10
10:04 a.m.
On 11/3/10 12:54 PM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
Actually I suspect that 11/34's rack is the same one, double-wide,
but the picture is cropped. Anybody know for sure?
I don't think so, you can see the edge of the rack in the picture. Also
the logotyp is short enough to fit within one rack. Compare to this
(which I think is your rack):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/PDP-11-70-DDS570.jpg
ROFL! Yes, this is mine. :) Yes, good point about the logotype; it'
definitely extends past the middle of the rack.
Hey, that
looks just like the rack my 11/70 is in.
It's a lovely colortheme, Update has an 11/70 with the same colors and
logotype, though the rack is wider. (two racks in fact) 
And look at Bills blue door:
http://vintagecomputer.net/digital/pdp11-34a/before/2010-10-27_20-42-43_160…
http://vintagecomputer.net/digital/pdp11-34a/before/2010-10-27_20-42-09_614…
Yes, that one is clearly smaller, a single-width rack, like the one
housing the TE-16 in my 11/70 system. It's a separate rack with a
cableway on the right, and it's bolted to the main (double-wide) 11/70 rack.
I can imagine relocating an 11/70 is a chore,
especially if you have
lots of peripherals or memory expansions.
It's not a huge system peripherals-wise, but it has two memory
chassis. And those power supplies are HEAVY!
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL