New VAX 6000 toys.

From: Paul Thompson <thompson_at_new.rr.com>
Date: Mon Oct 14 19:46:00 2002

On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Brian Chase wrote:

> started producing the XMI-2 based VAX 6000 systems. If these do support
> the 500 and 600 series CPUs, I'm planning on turning at least one into
> the world's smallest VAX 6660. The other will be a VAX 6420 with two
> vector processors. MUH HA HAH!!!

A cool setup either way. I saw these on ebay, I never realized that the
6000 came in that form factor.
 
> As a side note, I'm often disappointed with the packing jobs of the
> bulkier gear I buy online. That's not the case with this seller. He
> seems to be well equipped for shipping heavy items. The rackmount unit
> was packed in a large box with thick foam surrounding it. The box was
> also secured to wooden pallet and wrapped in plastic. It took me about
> half an hour to unpack everything. He really went crazy with the
> plastic wrap.

I bought a R215F on ebay; a somewhat bulky item. It came in a box as tall
as I am filled with about a billion packing peanuts which promptly blew
all around my neighborhood as I unpacked it on a windy day.

I am frequently scared off by bulkier items; although in the case of the
R215F all I wanted was the H7868 power supply and even with shipping it
was cheaper than buying one through an official DEC reseller.

When the unit arrived unexpectedly with a large DSSI disk and a long DSSI
cable not mentioned in the auction my idea of scrapping the unit for the
power supply died an early death. :-)
Received on Mon Oct 14 2002 - 19:46:00 BST