Minicomputer Storage Myths

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Date: Tue Jul 22 18:45:56 1997

From: MX%"classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu" 22-JUL-1997 17:57:36.60
To: MX%"classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu"
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
 
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