On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 08:09:28PM -0700, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> The DECmate II, DEC Professional and the DEC Rainbow all used the
> same style case.
Agreed. Might not be identical in size, but same style for sure.
> The DECmate III, and III+ use the same style as the
> VAXstation 2000, and some external RZ5* SCSI drives, and the external
> TK50 drives.
Not so sure about this one. I disagree on the drives vs CPUs, at least
in the case of the external TK50s. I have several of these 'Leprechaun'
boxes (most with dead PSUs, but that's another story). They are only
wide enough to take a slab PSU mounted up on edge next to a 5.25" device
on a BA-23-type skid, with up to 3 ports on the back, directly behind
the drive. One or two are external TK50s, one is an external RX50 unit
for my RUX50 controller (purchased new for an 11/750 by the previous
owner).
The DECmate III(+)/MicroVAX 2000 case has a boxier PSU and is wider as a
result, in addition to taller, since the main board is above the drive,
making the the ports stick out over a cutout on the back of the case
and face the floor, not the wall.
I will agree that these are all of similar 'shoebox' proportions, not
'desktop' proportions like the DECmate II or PRO, but there are enough
differences that I hesitate to call them the same style as each other.
-ethan
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