The Logic Off Topic list

on 7/8/02 12:57 AM, Dennis Gunn wrote:

> At first I was thinking it might have been ignorance on the part of
> my friends here in Tokyo keeping them from putting their Macs in
> racks but the more I think about the way my Mac opens up the more I
> wonder if the people who put them in racks are not the ones making
> the mistake.  When I put something in a rack I usually do it to
> maximize accessibility and for efficient use of space.  The current
> server style Macs are well suited to racks but the tower type?  Naw.
> Sure you can put one in there but what about when you want to open it
> up?  You have to leave what? 10? rack spaces open above it or else
> you won't be able to open the door.  So that means you are probably
> going have it taking up about 14 rack spaces all together including
> the empty spaces?  I don't really see the advantage .

Ahhh, well, mine is loaded into a Marathon G series Rack enclosure.
Basically you lose the Mac Shell, and load the guts into the frame.  I have
it on sliding rack rails so that access is a snap.  All in 4U, 18" deep.
It's really the way to go if you move your system around much at all.

 
Garth Hemphill
Principal, GLH Design, Inc.
Resident Sound Designer, ACT San Francisco
USA-829 Sound Designer #0011