I love my 670 - was- Re: [SunRescue] Sun 670MP and Storage Vaultdocumentation.

[WilliamJanssenbillj at calweb.com]

Can't say I am running a 670 but I have a 630 sitting in a corner
and connected to a local net. Don't use it for anything yet. 

Bill K7NOM

Martin Wedel wrote:
> 
> > Martin,
> >
> > So you won that thing , Huh.  I looked at it, but didn't want to pay
> > shipping :-)  Besides, I haven't gotten a 670 yet!!
> >
> > Chad Fernandez
> > Michigan, USA
> >
> 
>   Yeah, I'm a 'winner' :) . The way I figure it, a little over 200$ all
> said and done for the biggest drive case on my block isn't so bad all
> things being considered. Mike N emailed me helping me out with some info
> on it,and like him, I even thought about using the 670 and this box as
> endtables, uber-geek furniture if you will...
>    As a side note, I had a 670 shipped from San Diego to St Louis for
> around 170, and I paid less than a hundred for the box, so it can still
> work out to be a decent deal. (IMHO) I know there is a 670 listed on ebay
> right now, so, depending on your budget...
>   All in all, I love my 670. Visitors are always impressed, and you can't
> beat yanking the ole VME cards around from time to time. Currently it's
> configured as a 514 (SM 512 x 2 ) 576MB of RAM (thanks Mike N ) with the
> second revision main board, 155MB ATM (Still trying to get LANE working
> properly on my GRF ) with some appropriately loud and heavy full height
> 9GB drives. I use it as a boot server for some classics, and for streaming
> mp3s throughout the house, not to mention it's amazing ability to heat
> several rooms...
> 
> I am curious who else is running these beasts, and how they have them
> configured, their use, etc etc. Is anyone running the 'newer' ross procs
> (no, not those damned sm100's ;) )? I've been pondering selling off some
> hardware and going for a full out 670 upgrade. If you want to reply to me
> off list, to keep the clutter down, that's cool. I'll probably put a page
> on my site with the stats of the machines I hear about, and it never hurts
> to 'network' a bit with other big(gish) iron lovers..
> 
> Maybe I should start a 670/690/2000 fan club. I just need some "my other
> computer is a 670" stickers for my sparcbook.
> 
> --
> Martin Wedel
> sun at minor-element.net
> http://www.minor-element.net/
> 
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