Re: [cobalt-users] Re: Cobalt Wannabe?

["Zeffie" <cobaltlist@xxxxxxxx>]

> In cobalt-users digest, Vol 1 #2046, Zeffie wrote
> >It's a thin metel box with a couple of ears....  Check your local "Custom
> >Metels" shop....  A good print can go a long way....
>
> Take a look at the boxes on that guys homepage - he isn't buying

Sure about that??? All it is is a standard box with adjustable rack ears?
and for that matter it looks painted... I perfer the anodized look....

> cabinets from ye olde metal shoppe - The cabinet (on the picture,
> that is) is a mass-produced OEM cabinet, and those are a bit more
> sophisticated than "a thin metal box with a couple of ears". If

Good Metel shops work up to 1/4" sheet metel...  How thick would you like it
to be... It's your money....

> you're making a server cabinet, you have to take things like airflow
> and cooling into consideration - especially when using dual
> processors and dual disks. With the config on the homepage, the box
> will be pretty crammed, and that will require more than "just a thin
> metal box".

Oh ya like I'm talking about tin foil?  Is this the first time you
discovered air flow...  Do I need to explain how a fan works or perhaps "Air
Change" rates?

> A 4U afair with a single processor and only a few disks is a much
> simpler afair to handle, though :^)
>
> >That's image a disk and install it... and maybe see if it runs....
>
> You still have to make something that you're going to be reasonably
> sure a newbie "appliance operator" will get working. That requires a
> bit knowledge and experimentation, which will be reflected in the
> price. I can't really tell whether the guy(s) at RM has done this, so
> the price may be too high after all.

Sure and most software packages sell for under $100 unless your talking
something huge like office or even word....  I get the feeling you guys
never had electronics in school?  I'm in an area where custom equipment is a
standard and almost everything can be made right down to the smoothest
surface possible.
(Done with aluminum for High speed duplication parts)
A box can be made so fast it would make your head spin...  Almost as fast as
the price of a DB25 punch can make your head spin...

Zeffie