17 Aug
2021
17 Aug
'21
12:05 a.m.
On 2021-08-16 23:58, Dave McGuire wrote:
Well, donors is just again the good graces of others.
It's good that you have spread the load. But the problem is not really
that different. Update is now looking at ways of running things in a
different way, and we'll see what happens.
Johnny
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On 8/16/21 5:55 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
That sounds doable.
It's not trivial, but possibly doable. We're talking about needing to
re-weld a centrifugal fan that is running at a rather high RPM.
?? No
doubt.? But I think those that aren't peoples' houses will likely
be in the same boat as Update, i.e. dependent upon the good graces of an
organization that may withdraw support at any time.? That's a tough
problem to solve.? Just keep it in mind.? I know of NO other complete
VAX 8650s anywhere else.
Yeah. I don't know of any other operational 8650s either. We have two,
but the second one have a couple of things (well, just one - the fan)
that would need fixing to run it. But who is not
dependent on the good graces of others?
LSSM isn't. I own the building and the property. Its financial
survival is dependent upon its donors, but there are a lot of them,
affording a degree of redundancy.