30 Jan
2006
30 Jan
'06
6:21 a.m.
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
Richard wrote:
I once travelled 1200 miles to pick up an S/390.
I once carried an entire VAX 6000 (disassembled) plus 10-15 MicroVAXen
in a Toyota Camry.
Peace... Sridhar
How many of you have done a road trip to get
equipment?
- travelled 50 miles?
- travelled 100 miles?
- travelled 250 miles?
I went from Glasgow to Manchester and back in a day to pick up a
MicroVAX II, MicroVAX 3300 and a few other bits and pieces. The rack
for the MVII is about 36U or so - a little smaller than my PDP11 - and
fitted *exactly* across the back seat of my car. The rack was then
filled with greywall, and the bits contained in the rack (except the
tape drive, that sat on the front passenger seat) went in the boot.
I had *just* enough room around me to drive, but getting 1st and 2nd
gear was tight because of the amound of stuff on the passenger seat.
It took about a minute for the hydraulic suspension (old Citro?n CX) to
lift, as opposed to its normal 10 seconds.