> 
> Room 1:
> TWO 9410s (No, I'm not kidding)
> At least 6 8xxx, and at least 5 6xxx machines (don't recall exactly how
> many)

wow.

> Room 2:
> 20 HSC90's, FULL to capacity with SDI drives in full-height cabinets.
> 1 IBM System36 of some sort - I wasn't allowed to look at it too
> closely. Purely VAX support.

double wow.

> Room 3:
> SILO Near-Line Tape Storage System. 6 tape drives, and a robotic arm
> that would scan the barcodes on each tape and retrieve/load/unload/store
> them around the interior of a circular chamber about 12' in diameter and
> 8' tall. Plus various 9-track and auto-loading cartridge tape systems.

those Near-Lines are DAMN impressive.  two "rows" of tapes, one on the inside
wall of the unit, and another one about 2 feet in facing out.  huge capacity.

> This was when I was working for Emulex as the Field Service rep here in
> St. Louis. We supplied the drives and the DAO1 cards for the HSCs.
> 
> Truely, that setup inspired my love of VAXen.

i can understand that, to see that much, big, nay, HUGE iron in one place can't
be anything but awe inspiring.

you ever check back and see if they still have that stuff and are willing to get
rid of it if they do?  talk about a HUGE rescue operation, i'd travel down there
to help if needed. :)

-brian