H960 rack question - ra81, 11/45 etc.

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Sun Jan 4 21:50:55 2004

I think what Jay West means by the "Corporate Cabinet" are the racks that are about 4' foot high. Systems that were in these racks include the /44, /84, and /94. I honestly can't comment on what would be typical for a /34. Wasn't the /60 in a dual-width rack along the lines of a VAX-11/750?

                Zane


>As you point out, all the 11/34 photos I have seen were in H960's. Of the UNIBUS machines, I recall only the 11/60 in a "corporate cabinet", though I suppose other later machines may have been in them as well.
>
>RT-11 (without TSX) would fit comfortably on an RK05. I can't imagine you'd need more than an RL02 even with TSX+.
>
>Jay Jaeger
>
>At 08:58 PM 1/4/2004 -0600, Jay West wrote:
>>I'm finally starting to look at my options for putting together some of my
>>DEC gear into complete refurbed systems. I was thinking of using an RA81
>>drive with my 11/45. However, best as I can eyeball it, the RA81 drive won't
>>fit into the H960 rack depth-wise (at least, with a proper back door on it
>>like mine has - and I want it to be able to close). The RA81 drives I have
>>are in a tall white corp cabinet, except two are in another H960 rack (which
>>has no back door). From looking at those two, I don't think a back door (on
>>my other 960 rack) would close (the two RA81's in the current 960 without
>>the back door looks like - ummm an amateur job).
>>
>>Can someone confirm or deny, before I start going to the grief of racking
>>heavy drives & such?
>>
>>Was also wrestling with the idea of whether to put an 11/34 into a
>>mid-height corp cab, or an H960. Which is more authentic, or are they both?
>>I don't recall seeing 34's in white corp cabs. If I did that, it would
>>probably use RL02's. I forget the disk requirements for a reasonable
>>RT11/TSX+ system, I think two RL02's may be cutting it close. Any advice?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Jay West
>
>---
>Jay R. Jaeger The Computer Collection
>cube1_at_charter.net


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