[Info-vax] GS1280 wants a home

[John Reagan]

"JF Mezei" <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> wrote in message 
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> Paul Sture wrote:
>
>> Do you realize how much power one of these needs?
>
>
> How much power do one of these needs ? Can one turn off CPUs (via
> software) to reduce power consumption and heat generation ?
>
> Or did DEC/HP design thsoe without any consideration for energy efficiency 
> ?

These were designed for machine rooms.  The main plug is 100A, 3-phase, 240V 
I believe.  If you have some of the expansion I/O cabs, they have their own 
power (30A 3-phase I think).

I would not expect a residence to have sufficient power to run it.

John