Average lifting weight

From: Tom Uban <uban_at_ubanproductions.com>
Date: Tue Feb 19 12:41:30 2002

Generally, taking these large machines apart is the best solution.
Then you can handle the individual pieces yourself...

--tom

At 12:12 PM 2/19/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Ok, maybe some people with more experience lifting classic
>hardware can help me out here. I'm definitely going to get
>that prime that was offered here recently.
>
>It looks by the pictures to be about waist-high, but they
>tell me it's about 600lbs. That sounds heavy to me. :)
>
>Out of curiosity, is this normal? Deskside SGIs manage to
>be much lighter, while being almost as large.
>
>Admittedly, that includes a terminal, and a large (8U?)
>terminal server. I've estimated that stuff at about
>100 pounds generously (I think), which leaves 500 in the
>machine.
>
>My question is, does anyone know how many people it takes
>to lift this comfortably?
>
>Chris
>
>Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
>Amdocs - Champaign, IL
>
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Received on Tue Feb 19 2002 - 12:41:30 GMT