Vax 8350 offered to me -- worth getting it?

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Sun Nov 5 21:51:54 2000

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb_at_deltasoft.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: Vax 8350 offered to me -- worth getting it?


> > 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,


Me either. Seems to just work. It's in a 6000-430 not an 8xxx not
sure if that
should make a difference.

> but the DEBNA(?)
> board would quietly cease to operate when the room temperature hit
about
> 70* farenheit.

sounds like it's got a dodgy chip or possibly a dry joint.
About a year ago, on a long weekend (doesn't it always happen this way?)
the A/C in the
main computer room here tripped out.
It was 40C+ in the room on Monday morning. The 6k was still spinning
away happily, with it's
usual load of mail and web stuff. The 3 day old Netware box was not.
<:^)
DEC hardware will generally work even at extemes. If it fails at just
over 70F it has a real problem and
should be looked at.

Cheers

Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
netcafe_at_tell.net.au
ICQ: 1970476
Received on Sun Nov 05 2000 - 21:51:54 GMT