Vax 8350 offered to me -- worth getting it?

From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun Nov 5 16:36:47 2000

--- Gene Buckle <geneb_at_deltasoft.com> wrote:
> > I am being offered this computer.
>
> I used to have an 8250. The 8350 is (TMK) a dual CPU 8250.

Right. I have an 8300, dual 8200 CPUs.

> It's a VAXBI bus system and it's a lot of fun to play with. It will require
> at least two 30A 110v circuits to run it.

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).

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

-ethan

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