[geeks] New Sun servers

[Bruce Pullig]

Oh you just gotta see Sun's home page. http://www.sun.com  The "robots?" 
are built from the cases...

At 01:08 PM 10/29/2001, you wrote:
>...and I always thought the 220R/420R/280R look was strange...er...unique.
>
>I agree with the model number statement.   I once nabbed an Ultra 5 
>cheaply because the other person bidding on SPARC equipment at a local 
>government auction thought it wasn't worth much because it was "just a 
>SPARC 5."  I wonder if he ever figured it out?  Hey maybe confusion is good!
>
>At 11:24 AM 10/29/2001, you wrote:
>>The US-III based (but only 750Mhz, despite the 280R/SB1K being available
>>at 750 and 900mhz) V880 and Netra 20 servers announced today.
>>
>>I cant help but look at the front bezels on these things and think
>>"My First SPARC from Sony!" 8-)
>>
>>Sun needs to stop re-using model numbers.  Now, people are going to get
>>Netra 20 and SPARCstation 20 confused.  Especially if they have an old
>>Netra box that was made out of a SS20..
>>
>>Bill
>>
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>>Bill Bradford
>>mrbill at mrbill.net
>>Austin, TX
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   Bruce Pullig
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   Schlumberger Oil & Gas Information Solutions
   Data Management Center
   5444 Westheimer, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77056
   Phone: 713.350.4217  Fax: 713.350.4102
   bpullig at slb.com
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