[rescue] Re: Excellent HP L1000 story

[Gavin Hubbard]

Heh, brokers have been contacted - this machine is going to send me
scuba-diving in Tonga this summer.

Gavin


>You suck.  Officially. 8-)
>
>Bill
>
>On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 04:23:02PM +1200, Gavin Hubbard wrote:
>> Hi Lads
>> 
>> I picked up two ex-demo L1000 boxes from $VENDOR for $CLIENT earlier in the
>> week (fairly good buying at 800USD + tax each). They had both been sold on
>> the basis of 1 x 360MHz, 512MB, 1 x 9GB. I was surprised when the second
>> box arrived and had the following spec:
>> 
>> 2 x 440MHz
>> 1GB
>> 4 x 18.2GB/10k LVD
>> 10/100 LAN / 4 port Ultra2 LVD board (A5191-69211)
>> 10/100 LAN board (A3738-60001)
>> DVD
>> Secure web console + deskside kit + cables + manuals + unlimited HP-UX
>> licenses
>> 
>> Since these are for a fairly important fail-over cluster, I rang $VENDOR to
>> complain and he promised to send up another box - I asked him if they
>> wanted the over-speced unit sent back and he said that "...no, it would
>> create too many problems". The new box arrived today with a very apologetic
>> note attached - and it says I can keep the extra unit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> 
>> So how is your week going? :-P
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Gavin