29 Jun
2000
29 Jun
'00
4:06 a.m.
Also, multiple humongous 3-phase UPS's, just in
case.
Hell, why not my own substation?
Will, don't stop there... why not go all the way and
install a fast breeder reactor, so you'll be able to
have all the electricity you need plus generate your
own fuel for future use!
Hey, the original post did say "Dream", didn't it?
8D
29 Jun
29 Jun
4:25 a.m.
OK... If you want to dream....
Lets put it on the moon so all that stuff is easier to lug around.
Oh .. Serious dreams... that is different.
I think I see two classes of rooms here with their own unique
requirements.
1. Microcomputer room.... No special power, floor, or environmental
requirments <like mine>
2. Big Iron room. Raised floor, 220Volt power, Big Aircon, and somebody
real generous to pay the power bill.
George
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George L. Rachor Jr. george(a)racsys.rt.rain.com
Beaverton, Oregon http://racsys.rt.rain.com
United States of America Amateur Radio : KD7DCX
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
Also, multiple
humongous 3-phase UPS's, just in case.
Hell, why not my own substation?
Will, don't stop there... why not go all the way and
install a fast breeder reactor, so you'll be able to
have all the electricity you need plus generate your
own fuel for future use!
Hey, the original post did say "Dream", didn't it?
8D
5:50 a.m.
A couple of big APC Silicon UPSes, room air conditioner
(http://www.coolestspot.com/ is REALLY neat) Darkened glass room dividers. A
big control room like in wargames. And I think overhead wiring raceways are
cooler than a raised floor :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Rachor" <george(a)racsys.rt.rain.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 12:25 PM
Subject: RE: Your dream computer room.
OK... If you want to dream....
Lets put it on the moon so all that stuff is easier to lug around.
Oh .. Serious dreams... that is different.
I think I see two classes of rooms here with their own unique
requirements.
1. Microcomputer room.... No special power, floor, or environmental
requirments <like mine>
2. Big Iron room. Raised floor, 220Volt power, Big Aircon, and somebody
real generous to pay the power bill.
George
=========================================================
George L. Rachor Jr. george(a)racsys.rt.rain.com
Beaverton, Oregon http://racsys.rt.rain.com
United States of America Amateur Radio : KD7DCX
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
Also,
multiple humongous 3-phase UPS's, just in case.
Hell, why not my own substation?
Will, don't stop there... why not go all the way and
install a fast breeder reactor, so you'll be able to
have all the electricity you need plus generate your
own fuel for future use!
Hey, the original post did say "Dream", didn't it?
8D
5:56 a.m.
A couple of big APC Silicon UPSes, room air
conditioner
(http://www.coolestspot.com/ is REALLY neat) Darkened glass room dividers. A
big control room like in wargames. And I think overhead wiring raceways are
cooler than a raised floor :)
You never worked with overhead raceways, did you?
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
6:12 a.m.
Old house had overhead wire without the raceway...
We spent some bucks on the house house and Buried Cat 5, telephone, and
Video within most walls of the structure.
The bet is on to see how long it takes to need more wire strung. I'm
hoping this is measured in months or years and not days or weeks.
George
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George L. Rachor Jr. george(a)racsys.rt.rain.com
Beaverton, Oregon http://racsys.rt.rain.com
United States of America Amateur Radio : KD7DCX
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, William Donzelli wrote:
A couple of
big APC Silicon UPSes, room air conditioner
(http://www.coolestspot.com/ is REALLY neat) Darkened glass room dividers. A
big control room like in wargames. And I think overhead wiring raceways are
cooler than a raised floor :)
You never worked with overhead raceways, did you?
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
6:54 a.m.
Pretty topical subject, and much nicer than some. :-)
I live in California and one of the things builders never seem to do here
is build basements. Sure, there is the occasional one, but they are quite
rare. Given the astronomical price of housing (we have some new houses
being built at the end of our street) they _still_ don't put in a basement
but have "zero lot line" setbacks where the house basically fills the lot.
Weird.
Anyway, my "dream" room starts with me putting in a full basement. One of
the questions I haven't answered yet is if setback rules apply to
underground structures (can I build a basement the size of my lot and then
cover it up and put the house on top of it?) I know I could dig a basement
that had the same outline as the outside of the house. That's probably
close to 1400 sq'.
I would divide this into three rooms (actually four if you count the
replaced garage that would be twice as deep as the current garage making it
a "four car" garage rather than a three car garage.
There would be a library with "folding" stacks (to hold lots of books), an
office to hold workstations and terminals (hopefully a bit more quiet than
having a PDP-8/E howling at you :-) and a Machine room with the new 'semi'
raised floor (4" height)
+------------+-------------------+
| | |
| | |
| | Library |
| M | |
| A | |
| C +------- ---------+
| H | Garage/Shop area
| I
| N
| E |
| +------ ----------+
| R | |
| O | |
| O | Office |
| M | |
| | |
+------------+-------------------+
The driveway would slope down so it would be easy to get big iron "in" to
this arrangement :-) [I'd love to get rid of it dear but I can't see how to
get it out now :-)]
--Chuck
8:12 a.m.
Yes I do. Daily. Maybe you're thinking of a different kind, these are
open-air raceways, more like a trussle, they are suspended from the ceiling
by about a foot, you can see each cable, and we keep them color-coded so you
know which one is going where. It's nice, and looks like something from a
villan's lair in a bond movie.
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Donzelli" <aw288(a)osfn.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: Your dream computer room.
> A couple of big APC Silicon UPSes, room air
conditioner
> (http://www.coolestspot.com/ is REALLY neat) Darkened glass room
dividers. A
> big control room like in wargames. And I think
overhead wiring raceways
are
cooler than a
raised floor :)
You never worked with overhead raceways, did you?
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
6:46 a.m.
Hi!
2. Big Iron room. Raised floor, 220Volt power, Big
Aircon, and somebody
real generous to pay the power bill.
The thing with the power bill is a very important point.
Just think you have your whole 1200 sq ft full with machines and they're
running all the time. You will be in a nice surprise at the end of the
year.
Bye,
Freddy
7:03 a.m.
The thing with the power bill is a very important
point.
Just think you have your whole 1200 sq ft full with machines and they're
running all the time. You will be in a nice surprise at the end of the
year.
Most US utilities bill on a monthly basis. Still, when I started
this thread, I intended a "money is no object", "you've just won
the lottery", "blue sky" attitude.
6:22 a.m.
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 2:23 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Your dream computer room.
There was a little know ZX-81 accessory for this purpose developed in
England as an ASIC. It was known as the "fission chip."
Bob Stek
Saver of Lost SOLs
Will, don't stop there... why not go all the
way and
install a fast breeder reactor, so you'll be able to
have all the electricity you need plus generate your
own fuel for future use!
... and control it with a ZX81.
9:28 a.m.
Will, don't stop there... why not go all the way
and
install a fast breeder reactor, so you'll be able to
have all the electricity you need plus generate your
own fuel for future use!
... and control it with a ZX81.
3:52 p.m.
Hello Bill
On 29-Jun-00, you wrote:
There was a little know ZX-81 accessory for this purpose developed in
England as an ASIC. It was known as the "fission chip."
Always delivered wrapped in today's copy of The Times.
Ewwwwwww another bad pun
Regards
--
Gary Hildebrand
ghldbrd(a)ccp.com
Will,
don't stop there... why not go all the way and
install a fast breeder reactor, so you'll be able to
have all the electricity you need plus generate your
own fuel for future use!
... and control it with a ZX81.
10:05 p.m.
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 19:22:35 +0100 (BST) Tony Duell
<ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
... and control it with a ZX81.
[I believe that one of the suggested possible uses of the ZX81 (or maybe
the ZX80) in the early adverts _was_ controlling a
nuclear power station.
Yes, I remember that ad.
Fortunately, none were ever used for this.]
Are you *sure* about that, Tony?
You see, I've heard that the Compukit UK101 (clone of the
Ohio Scientific Superboard) was very popular at Oldbury
nuclear power station because it was cheap enough to buy
without getting lots of paperwork signed. So, at least
some UK101s were being bought by engineers at Oldbury, but
what they used them for, well, who knows?
--
John Honniball
Email: John.Honniball(a)uwe.ac.uk
University of the West of England
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