[vcf-midatlantic] OT: Test Post and IBM Z890

[Dave McGuire]

  ...and in case I wasn't clear enough about this yesterday, this is one
of the most impressive feats I've seen in many years. :-)  Nice job, my
friend.  Nice job.

              -Dave

On 11/02/2015 05:03 PM, Connor Krukosky via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> Well I did the ill-advised and got the Z890 :P
> Won the machine for $237, a fair price I'd say :)
> I may only be 115LBS and the rack alone may have weighted roughly
> 800LBS, but with the right tools and some friends and family to help out
> it wasn't too hard to get moved.
> The most difficult part was the excavation we had to do to get it to fit
> under the deck! It was a REALLY tight fit as you will see in the photos.
> It took two trips up to Rutgers to get it all, one with the truck alone
> to remove most of the innards and another with the trailer as-well to
> grab the rack.
> Its already in the basement and most of the way back together, just
> running the wiring internally for it then I need to wire up a 240v 30a
> outlet once we get the new breaker box in since there is no more room in
> the current box.
> Photos of the whole adventure:
> http://imgur.com/a/5uWit
> 
> Very special thanks to Jeff Jonas who was there both days to help out.
> Along with thanks to my two friends from college that helped and
> of-course my father who didn't kill me but helped me get into the
> basement :)
> 
> -Connor K


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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA