Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 02:32:21 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: Willem Jan Withagen <wjw@digiware.nl>, Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report - Second Quarter 2015 Message-ID: <55B67935.3040604@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <55B64102.4090408@digiware.nl> References: <alpine.GSO.1.10.1507262237190.22210@multics.mit.edu> <55B63CDE.9040803@digiware.nl> <20150727142556.GD54478@FreeBSD.org> <55B64102.4090408@digiware.nl>
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On 7/27/15 10:32 PM, Willem Jan Withagen wrote: > On 27/07/2015 16:25, Glen Barber wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 04:14:54PM +0200, Willem Jan Withagen wrote: >>> On 27/07/2015 04:39, Benjamin Kaduk wrote: >>>> * Separated email services (and single-point-of-failure cases) from >>>> the machine that has been handling this task for over 18 years, to >>>> new, single-purpose service installations >>> Hi, >>> >>> This sort of sounds like the system that a former company (IAE) donated >>> to Jordan when he was here in Arnhem at a FreeBSD meeting organized by >>> Wilco Bulte. I think it was called freefall?? >>> There used to be pictures of the meeting online, but I can't seem to >>> find them. >>> >>> Would be nice to know if that is the case, because then I'm really >>> impressed with the life time of that system... >>> Does anybody know if this is actually the case? >>> >> Based on what I've recently learned of the machine's history, it was >> originally freefall, then became known as 'hub'. > You have any idea what is/was actual the hardware that was in the box? > > If I remember correctly we gave Jordan a check for like 5000 guilders. > Which I guess would be 2500 us$ at that time. Which was not an enormous > amount of money, so even more impressive that the system lasted 18 years :) I think it was a bit like my grandfather's axe.. A really great axe. we replaced the handle 3 times, the head four times and put in a couple of new wedges, but it's a great axe that one! > > --WjW > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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