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Article #2118Re: toy computers
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1986 16:09
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1986 16:09
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I can't resist putting my two cents worth (if that) on the "toy computer" issue. A lot of big minicomputers have "external power supplies" - they just rack mount them with the cpu. Personally, I think it's clever to package the power supply as simply as they have. My only objection is the proliferation of little transformers if you run a lot of peripherals, and there's an easy solution to that: spend a hundred bucks or so and buy an industrial grade power supply which you can mount out of sight and run cables to all the little boxes. Shucks, you can even rack mount the power supply if you want. That would only increase the price $500 or so. If a PDP-11/70 is a toy then the ST is a toy. -John Sangster jhs at mitre-bedford.arpa
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!info-atari From: info-atari@ucbvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Re: toy computers Message-ID: <8601171609.AA25371@mitre-bedford.ARPA> Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 11:09:21 EST Article-I.D.: mitre-be.8601171609.AA25371 Posted: Fri Jan 17 11:09:21 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Jan-86 03:47:18 EST References: <6279@tektronix.UUCP> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA Lines: 14