Ask Rackmount Ranger: Is there such a thing as an Aggie cabinet, or are they just joking with me?
I recently graduated from Texas A&M and am working in the IT department of a large company. My co-workers keep telling me about an Aggie cabinet, but I am not sure what they are talking about. Are they just joking with me?
JT in IT
JT:
What is actually happening is they are making two jokes. The Middle Atlantic cabinets like the WRK, MRK, and ERK all come with a rear door as a standard. For the WRK and MRK especially, the cabinet frame comes open on both sides and in the front, with only a rear door. Sides and front doors are optional. However, since the rear door is standard, these cabinets have sometimes been called Aggie cabinets. An Aggie cabinet is open on three sides with a locking rear door, just to keep the honest people out.
So you see they are making an Aggie joke, but are also poking fun at the Middle Atlantic philosophy of always including a rear door, whether it is needed or not.
To be fair to Middle Atlantic, they do offer LRD versions (Less Rear Door) for full height WRK cabinets (44U), MRK cabinets (44U and some 40U), and all ERK cabinets.
