A105@UWOCC1.BITNET (Brent Sterner) (08/18/86)
OK, OK. Perhaps my brain is hemorrhaging. But I've discovered the
most amazing phenomenon. The orange binders distributed with 4.4 are
*BIGGER* than they used to be! Let me explain.
My shelf space is fixed and limited. Those pumpkin books take a *LOT*
of space, and so I've been acutely aware of the size limitations of my
shelf space for a long long time. Today I was looking at something in
one of the 4.4 binders, and absently went to place it on my shelf (it
still belongs in the box until after the upgrade). It would not fit!
Closer inspection reveals the following:
Shelf height 11 5/8"
VAX VMS 4.2 binder height 11 9/16"
VAX VMS 4.4 binder height 11 11/16"
I'll be the 1st to admit that is pretty close, and that good planning
should have allowed for s/w expansion, but how could I have anticipated
THIS? Is this a truly Canadian phenomenon, or does it affect all of GIA?
Or is it a truly global DIGITAL corporate ploy to sell more DECshelves
*tm*. Or did I quaff a few too many at lunch?
Any and all suggestions/remarks/cures will be appreciated. Thanks in
advance.
Brent Sterner
Computing & Communications Services
Natural Sciences Building
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 5B7
Telephone (519)661-2151 x6036
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PS Perhaps a binder exchange BOF should be organized for SF DECUS.
Anyone want to buy/sell/swap binders in California? Could be
*THE* event of the symposium!art@mitre.ARPA (Art McClinton) (09/11/86)
Yes Brent I to have noticed that the binders are noticably larger. I did not like the appearance of the height variation so moved all of the new binders to the start of the sequence of binders. I however did not have the problem that you have mentioned as I have always been afraid that the extremely varying office temperatures would result in the coefficent of expansion of the binders resulting in a stuck binder that I could not get off the shelf. I was most interested in the fact that a Canadian (where I thought they had converted 100% to metric) has a ruler delineated in inches. See you in S.F. - Arthur T. McClinton Jr., (703) 883-6356 The MITRE Corporation, Mail Stop Z305 1820 Dolley Madison Blvd. McLean, VA 22102