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> Anyone look at the other auctions by that guy?
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1262528485
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1262535577
> 
> Assuming those are what I believe them to be, $10 seems like a steal.

 These are indeed R10k processor modules for the O2 or Octane (in an Indigo2 
the R10k is only supported in 175 Mhz and 200Mhz) . I have never seen these 
kind of processor modules, but would guess it is for an Octane, since he also 
has an Octane backplane for sale and a search for the part number came up with 
a list of Octane stuff. Also I don't think the O2-serie had an 225 Mhz R10k 
option. 

 $10 for the processor is quite cheap, but then you have to buy the rest of the 
machine to go with it. That's going to be considerably more expensive and since 
second-hand Octanes aren't so expensive anymore, it might be cheaper to just 
buy a complete system than building your own. The parts are really over-priced 
when you compare them to the price of a complete machine...

  regards,
   Michiel