26 Mar
2000
26 Mar
'00
11:15 a.m.
I agree, of course. I've got floppy drive enclosures which outweigh these
Altos boxes, but I'd not want to lift them either. The incremental value of
shipping these puppies is relatively low, however, and it was that aspect
that serves as the basis of my remark.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: <CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: Altos machines
pounds.
>This pair of boxes is nominally the same size,
somewhat narrower than
>"rack-width" and about 7" tall. They're plastic boxes with a
beige
(could
>be influenced by many years' cigarrette smoke)
exterior and black
(probably
>... I haven't looked closely at them for some
time.) front.
>
>They're quite weighty. By that I mean absolutely too heavy to ship
across
the planet.
Huh? The boxes you're talking about must be different than the 6 Altos
boxes I have that meet the same dimensions... they only weigh 55 or 60
pounds each.
(OB disclaimer: my standard for "heavy enough that I don't want to lift
it too often" is a DG 6045 drive or a DEC RA80 drive, about 140-150 I used to be a puny weakling until I started
collecting old computers and
drives...)
Tim.