[CS-FSLUG] Door stop?

[Fred A. Miller]

On Thursday 07 July 2005 10:25 pm, JD Runyan wrote:
> Ed Hurst wrote:
> > On my front porch sits an ancient server. Somebody brought it to my
> > house, thinking I might cannibalize the parts and leave him the case to
> > use for storage. This monster is about 27x19x22 inches (70x48x56 cm),
> > sits on four casters and weighs about 160 pounds (73kg). It's an IBM
> > Netfinity 7000, Type 8651-RMO. The two SCSIs are missing. The mobo
> > sports 2-Type8 sockets, one filled, but I don't know with what -- I
> > understand it ranges between 133-300Mhz. There are three removable power
> > supplies.
> >
> > Turns out too many parts are specialized for just that box, which has
> > welded partitions in it. He realized he couldn't use it and let me keep
> > it. What could I do with it? I don't even have a power cord that fits
> > this beast; the three prongs are horizontal, unlike the vertical ones in
> > desktop models. Whether it works remains a question.
>
> Shooting range comes to mind

Yeah......I have a Tulle. ;) The problem with old boxes like that is the 
grief, IF, IF possible, to fit new power supplies, MOB, etc., etc. into it. 
Sometime ago, I could have had an IBM RS6000 with old PPC processors. The 
power supply weighted over 40 lbs. alone. After an hour of taking 
measurements, and seeing all of the cutting of interior metal and some 
welding that would HAVE to be done to refit the box, I left it sitting right 
in the storage room where it was. 'Better off as a door stop. ;)

Fred

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