Ah ok. I guess I grew up early; never got into the "messing with other peoples' stuff is cool" vibe. I was always on the other side of that particular fence, trying to keep big networks running (to keep us all fed) with kids pecking at them relentlessly from every angle.
I am talking years before joining the workforce. Tech is way more accessible now, back then geeks were starved.
I don't know if that's a realistic expectation. I've never seen nor heard of a 5ESS that didn't weigh several tons. The processor is a minimum of four earthquake-rated 23" racks that, I believe, are not separable, or may only be separable in pairs. (3B20D vs. 2x 3B20S) There's the VCDX variant, in one rack, which is also technically a 5ESS but it's actually an emulator that runs on Suns. (i.e. "inflatable doll", it'll get the job done but it's not what you really want)
Every, and I mean every mention of the system I have made included VCDX in it. Right on down to mentioning the Sun system that runs the DMERT emulator. - Ethan