[rescue] The world is coming to an end for sure...FS: Sun E10000

[Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez]

On Thu, 4 Oct 2001 ed at the7thbeer.com wrote:
Welp... I will have a POWERChallenge XL with 32 processors sitting in my
office soon. Only a few years ago some of these systems were in the top500
list..... :-). Now I have to make a case to my advisor on why we should
invest the space/electricity needed to operate this machine.

Anyone in Northern California interested in a machine of this type?

> Holy YIPES!!!!!  That is NUTS....
> 
> ===============================
> Ed Mitchell (ed<-at->the7thbeer.com)
> Finger for PGP public key
> ===============================
> This boxen's uptime stats....
>   1:19pm  up 24 day(s), 16:31,  4 users,  load average: 0.13, 0.10, 0.09
> 
> Those who would give up essential liberty to
> purchase a little temporary safety deserve
> neither liberty nor safety -- Benjamin Franklin
> On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> 
> > If this is that cheap I guess the rest of Sun stuff is pannys per pound now.
> > 
> > -Mike N
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 04 Oct 2001, you wrote:
> > > Immediately available...
> > > 
> > > Sun Enterprise 10000
> > >  - (5) System Boards
> > >  - (8) 336 MHz UltraSparcII CPUs
> > >  - 8 GB Memory
> > >  - (2) Memory Daughterboards
> > >  - (2) I/O Dauhterboards
> > >  - (2) Control Boards
> > >  - (8) Power Supplies
> > >  - (4) AC Input Modules
> > >  - (2) AC Power Sequencer
> > >  - (8) Fan Trays
> > > 
> > > Total: $35,000
> > > 
> > >
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