You could also go the way of the VAXbar... Perhaps modernize it ala RaspberryPi and an automated drink mixing system?
------Original Mail------ From: "Dave Cole" <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> To: <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:06:17 -0400 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] part 2 - Mach3 to LinuxCNC Years ago I used to tie control systems into PDPs and Vax systems.. this was in the days of fast 9600 baud serial links. I have a never used PDP 6 foot plus rack in my garage. It still had the shrink wrapped when I got it. Back in the early 80's they were going to toss it into a dumpster, still stuck to a shipping pallet. Instead it was saved by my 1978 Chevy van. I think they told me that it was near $10K when it was purchased. The rack weighs hundreds of pounds empty. The project was cancelled so it was never used and sat in a storage room for years. I put some shelves in it and it makes a nifty power tool storage cabinet. :-) Dave On 10/23/2014 5:17 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 3:50 AM, Lester Caine <les...@lsces.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> The component distributor that I worked for in the 80's ran a PDP8 and a >> PDP11 running 100 sales desks and worked well most of the time. At the >> same time I had a VAX hidden away in the plant room which just had two >> terminals for doing custom chip designs. The PDP's were eventually >> replaced with a very expensive cluster of 4 Amdahl, at a cost somewhat >> higher than my current house is worth, and packet calculators compared >> to the rack of hardware currently in the garage. But I'd still prefer >> the older system software to todays ... >> >> -- >> Lester Caine - G8HFL >> > > Saved this from my old VMS sysadmin days: > > http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/89q1/vax.253.html > > Mark > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
