Minicomputer Storage Myths

From: Daniel A. Seagraves <dseagrav_at_bsdserver.tek-star.net>
Date: Tue Jul 22 12:00:01 1997

> I noticed that one chap has installed his pdp11 under his bed; good
> call! I hadn't thought of that one...

One GOtcha though - my bed is a hospital bed (The kind you can crank up
and down) so there's plenty of space under it. But the end of the crank
rod sits above the M8186, so if someone cranks it down... *CRUNCH!*
There is now a large placard attached to the crank handle - "DO NOT TOUCH
THIS HANDLE UNLESS YOU WANT TO BUY THIS COMPUTER!"
On a similar note, the 11 itself is not much larger than a PC XT.

You can still buy an M8189 (KDF11-BA) from DEC, they cost $2215.
Received on Tue Jul 22 1997 - 12:00:01 BST