Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!decwrl!shelby!eos!amelia!hultquis From: hultquis@nas.nasa.gov (Jeff P. M. Hultquist) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: Rack mounted 4D/20 Message-ID: Date: 27 Aug 90 19:22:10 GMT References: <3209@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1990Aug25.234947.6323@odin.corp.sgi.com> Sender: news@amelia.nas.nasa.gov Reply-To: hultquis@nas.nasa.gov Organization: NAS - Applied Research Office, NASA Ames Lines: 29 In-reply-to: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com's message of 25 Aug 90 23:49:47 GMT In article <1990Aug25.234947.6323@odin.corp.sgi.com> olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) writes: > From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) > > In <3209@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> buck@drax.gsfc.nasa.gov > (Loren (Buck) Buchanan) writes: > > | A previous posting talked about the chassis of the PI, and that reminded > | me that our customer would like to have a PI rack mounted rather than > | eating up floor space. Has anyone done this? Is it available from SGI? > > It is certainly doable. We built one (at least) for a trade show, > but I don't think we or any of our Geometry Partners market such > a machine. This would be a great idea. At NASA-Ames, we have several machine rooms which are full, but only below one's knees. We have been forced to build shelves in order to get decent use out of these rooms. (Actually, we use old tables, and we place machines on top and underneath!) -- -- Jeff Hultquist hultquis@nas.nasa.gov NASA - Ames Research Center (415) 604-4970 Disclaimer: "I am not a rocket scientist."