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eckert@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Toerless Eckert) writes:

>When i was testing routers and had multiple of them in my office i
>noticed Cisco routers to be the loudest of them all, due to this
>enormous noise their fans produce. I actually had to switch them off
>each time i wanted to phone. I still don't know where cisco buys these
>buzzers. Maybe these are remainders from scrap aircraft turbojet engines.
>Incredible.

Much of the early design work at Cisco was done by the same person who
did a lot of the design work on the KL-10 (which became the
DECSYSTEM-20).  A representative of DEC was asked the same question
about the KL-10 at a meeting of DECUS (the DEC Users' Society): Why is
the KL-10 so noisy?  His response was: "You're got to realize that the
KL-10 cabinet was originally designed as a hovercraft."  I believe the
AGS+ continues the same technology: It was intended for use in
situations where it is not practical to use a rack -- just face the
fans down and let it hang in the air.