Fwd: Re: Room for Collections

From: Matthew Sell <msell_at_ontimesupport.com>
Date: Tue Aug 21 14:43:32 2001

>Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:42:55 -0500
>To: Master of all that Sucks <vance_at_ikickass.org>
>From: Matthew Sell <msell_at_ontimesupport.com>
>Subject: Re: Room for Collections
>
>
>Although technically you are correct - I consider anything that weighs
>over 1000 lbs, takes a kilowatt or two to operate, and more than oner
>person to move - as a mainframe.
>
>It's big and made of steel. Big iron? : )
>
>
>As a discussion - what technically makes the difference between a
>mainframe and a mini? Are there physical comparisons to be made or performance?
>
>
> - Matt
>
>
>
>At 03:32 PM 8/21/01 -0400, you wrote:
>>On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Matthew Sell wrote:
>>
>> > My wife feels lucky that she is able to contain my mainframes (now 2 VAX
>> > 11/780's) to one room in the house.
>>
>>A VAX 11/780 isn't a mainframe. My IBM S/390 9672 G5's CPU (OT,
>>incidentally) takes up two seven foot tall racks all by itself. A fully
>>outfitted S/390 9672 G1 (on-topic, bipolar logic, water cooled, loads o'
>>power) CPU alone takes up between 7 and 10 seven foot tall racks all by
>>itself, in a typical configuration. IfA VAX 11/780 is a minicomputer.
>>
>> > I also collect full-size arcade games.
>>
>>I wish I could. My VAXen and my mainframes take up too much time money
>>power and space.
>>
>> > I never accused her of being intolerant to my hobbies.... : )
>> >
>> >
>> > - Matt
>
>
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>
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"One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft Promotional Ad
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