Bits to give away

From: Mark Tapley <mtapley_at_swri.edu>
Date: Sat May 16 22:40:18 1998

All,
        Got something I can't use and hope one of you can. Available for
cost of shipping (or free for pickup in San Antonio, Texas).

1 ea. Vertical floor pedestal case for Dec Rainbow.
        Encloses the Rainbow system unit and holds it vertical so it's a
tower configuration. Has nice vents top and bottom and exits top and bottom
for power and monitor/keyboard cables.
        Won't work with *my* Rainbow. Causes the computer to hang, crash,
or otherwise fail either on installation or a few minutes later. My
motherboard is pretty loaded up with daughtercards and I'll bet one of them
is vibrating or jarring loose in the vertical orientation. I decided I can
live with a desktop Rainbow as opposed to a floor tower.
        One other quirk, the cooling air flows *down* in this setup. The
fan has to fight gravity to cool the system. On the other hand, at least it
doesn't suck dirt off the floor into the system's innards.

        Anyone interested, contact me at mtapley_at_swri.edu
                                                        - Mark
Received on Sat May 16 1998 - 22:40:18 BST