Re: What *was* the Tahoe?

Wortner, Frank (RSCH) &lt;Frank_Wortner(a)ml.com&gt; writes to me: Doing so. Forwarded message: Return-Path: &lt;Frank_Wortner(a)ml.com&gt; Received: from hudutilgw.ml.com by k2.cwru.edu (8.6.12/SMI-SVR4) id LAA16359; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:31:34 -0500 Received: from mail1.ml.com ([199.201.57.137]) by hudutilgw.ml.com (8.9.1/8.9.1/MLgwo-4.02) with ESMTP id LAA25304 for &lt;mxs46(a)k2.scl.cwru.edu&gt;du>; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:27:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from ewfd12.exchange.ml.com (ewfd12.exchange.ml.com [146.125.111.6]) by mail1.ml.com (8.9.1/8.9.1/MLml5-4.03b) with ESMTP id LAA00612 for &lt;mxs46(a)k2.scl.cwru.edu&gt;du>; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:27:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by EWFD12 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id <XJFJ99ZK>; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:27:13 -0500 Message-ID: <B27EB33BAB29D2119ABF0001FA7EF28911B0D4@EWFD04> From: "Wortner, Frank (RSCH)" &lt;Frank_Wortner(a)ml.com&gt; To: &quot;&#x27;mxs46(a)k2.scl.cwru.edu&#x27;&quot; &lt;mxs46(a)k2.scl.cwru.edu&gt; Subject: Re: What *was* the Tahoe? Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:27:07 -0500 This one I know the answer to. "Tahoe" was the internal name for a computer called the "Compter Consoles Inc. 632." (At least that's what I recall." The machine itself was a light grey cube about the size of a VAX 750 CPU. The cube housed the CPU, the disk drives (Fujitsu "Super Eagles" I think) and an auto-loading tape drive. If I recall correctly, the manufacturer was located in Rochester, New York, USA. I used to sys admin one of these beasts -- a *long* time ago. They were pretty durable: mine not only survived an air condioner failure during which the temperature rose to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, it actually kept on working without a break for several hours! It was a good box, an attempt at a "VAX-killer," but it never really managed to grab a substantial base from DEC's boxes. Frank P.S. You might want to forward this to the PUPS list, since I'm no longer an active member (emal address changes, etc.)