[geeks] Strangest use for a 13W3 connector...

[Lionel Peterson]

Hello all,

Today I got a few interesting things at the Princeton University Surplus sale, and the one that really got my mind going was the 3Com switch, model 3C16980a (24 10/100 managed switch). What really got me going was the 13W3 on the back used as a backup/redundant power connector...

I haven't tested the switch yet, but a managed switch for $5 seems like a good deal to me ;^)

In addition, I got a tangerine iMac for $20 (with matching tnagerine keyboard/mouse), 2x SGI Indys for $5/each, and 2x E250s with reduandant power supplies, dual CPUs and a gig of ram each, and each has two HD sleds but no HDs for $5 (oh, and they included the rackmount rails too ;^).

The iMac is for my daughter (3 Years old), and the indys are available at my cost if someone wants them (one is R4000, the other is R4600, and one has 96 Meg, the other has 32 Meg, each has a HD, that's about it). The E250s might be available as well, but I'll need to test them first.

Any opinions on the switch?

Now I'm off to see "Tenacious D and the pick of destiny" - going to matinees is one of the upsides of being a stay-at-home dad...

Lionel