Room for Collections

From: Master of all that Sucks <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Tue Aug 21 16:04:16 2001

On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Eric Dittman wrote:

> > 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 wouldn't mind having a fairly recent 9672 at home, but the
> cost and space are prohibitive.

I got mine from someone who must have thought, "It's big. It must be
old!" LOL. I paid less than $250 for it.

> Incidentally, the R66->Z47 migration went pretty smooth.

Glad to hear it!

Peace... Sridhar

> --
> Eric Dittman
> dittman_at_dittman.net
> School Zones: Man's attempt to thwart natural selection.
>
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