[geeks] G1's and other mainframey goodness Was Compuholics anonymous

[Andrew Weiss]

On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 12:52 PM, Michael Dombrowski wrote:

> On 29 Apr 2002 at 11:35, geeks-request at sunhelp.org wrote:
>
>>>>>> Hey, if you have the inclination, I can probably arrange for
>>>>>> you to get one or two (or three, or four...)
>>>>>
>>>>> And if there's the inclination but not the cash?
>>>>
>>>> That might be a problem, but most people's impressions on how much
>>>> used mainframes cost are completely overblown.
>>>
>>> $10k?
>>
>> Nowhere near that much usually.  S/390 G1's can be had for
>> $1000-$2000. That's enough power for most people.
>
> Where does one find such a system? Does this include all necessary
> software and things like DASD? How big physically are the smallest
> G1s? Would older mainframes be smaller/cheaper? What are good
>
What is in between the G1's and the G5?...

I'd be in the same boat as Sambo, but I'm also broke... I eventually 
want:

1. z-Series machine or 390
2. Apple Network Server 700
3. E4500
4. NeXT DIMENSION Cube (big Kahuna at blackhole)
5. Big pSeries box and a Big i series box
6. Any Univac era computer (running/runnable)
7. Dual next gen Powermac (rumored G5 whatever... loaded)
8. A large Panzer tiger*
9. CM5
10. Origin 3000 system (with the pretty new design)
11. A good Octane desktop...(newish)

in no particular order...
* Just checking if anyone is paying proper attention :-)