Minicomputer Storage Myths - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

22 Jul 1997

From:   MX%&quot;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&quot; 22-JUL-1997 17:57:36.60
To:     MX%&quot;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&quot;
CC:
Subj:   Re: Minicomputer Storage Myths
...
 Wanna here a crying shame!?  I only collect micros,
simply because I'm not
at all familiar with Unix, Vax, or any flavor thereoff.  I have an 18X24
room in the basement of my house devoted to not just storing my collection,
but having it setup and running.  If I knew more about these machines, I'd
probably love to have one. 
That's no excuse! :-). When I got my first minicomputer I knew absolutely
nothing about them (I'd never used a front panel, had only vague ideas on
how a processor worked at gate level, etc). I suspect the rest is true
of some other serious collectors on this list.
Still, I sat down with the machine, and even more importantly the service
manual, and I figured it out. It didn't take that long. And I didn't have a
group of experts to turn to, either.
-tony