Vax 8350 offered to me -- worth getting it?

From: Gene Buckle <geneb_at_deltasoft.com>
Date: Sun Nov 5 20:27:57 2000

> My 8300 is on one 30A Hubbel twist-n-loc I installed in my basement. It
> powers the CPU, a single RA81 and an MBA ESDI-to-SDI box (2.1Gb). I always
> power on the RA81 *first*, then let it settle, before firing up the other
> boxes (due to the surge current of the RA81 HDA).
>
I ended up having two new 30A breakers installed just to be able to turn
it on. :) It had a TU81+ tape and four RA81 drives. I miss that monster
- even though it was a nightmare moving it upstairs. :)

 
> Fun little box. Watch out for the KDB50 - I never met one that wasn't
> finiky.

I don't recall ever having any problems with my KDB50, but the DEBNA(?)
board would quietly cease to operate when the room temperature hit about
70* farenheit.

g.
Received on Sun Nov 05 2000 - 20:27:57 GMT