Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:49:35 +0200 From: Brad Knowles <brad@stop.mail-abuse.org> To: FreeBSD SPARC64 Mailing List <freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org> Subject: Hardware for sale? Message-ID: <p0600200fbd6f48ac6ed3@[10.0.1.3]>
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Folks,
I've recently become aware of some Sun SPARC64 hardware that is
for sale (in London), and I was wondering if some people here might
be interested. Please keep in mind that the seller is interested
primarily in selling the whole lot, so it would be best if all
interested parties could pool their money so that we could buy the
whole thing ourselves, and sell or donate any excess. The hardware
is mostly U5s and Blade 100s/150s, with some other various excess
bits.
Last I spoke to him, the best offer he had for the lot was 1200
UKP, but that number may have gone up since then. Checking on eBay,
Blade 100s are selling for $500-1000, while Blade 150s are selling
for $1000-1500. However, U5s seem to be going for around $50.
It shouldn't take too many people getting together and putting
money into the pot for the more expensive hardware before we could
afford to buy the whole lot. If you were to put in money, you'd need
to cover both the cost of the hardware itself, as well as shipping,
handling, import duties, taxes, etc....
If you're interested in any of this stuff, please let me know,
especially how much you'd be willing/able to put into the pot up
front, so that we could arrange a suitable group purchase.
I've already got one person who has indicated interest in a Blade
100, another who wants an U5, and I am personally interested in
putting together as many U5s as I can (I'm trying to get experience
building clusters).
But three people isn't going to do it -- We need more. And this
stuff is likely to disappear quickly, so please get back to me as
soon as you can.
Anyway, the list I got is:
Monitors
5 15 Monitor Sun Model # DP17MO Come as standard with the Blade 100s
3 15 Monitor Sun Model # 447Z
1 15 Monitor Sun Model # 447L
3 15 Monitor Sun Model # CHB 7727L
2 15 Monitor Sun Model # GDN 17E20
5 15 Monitor Sun Model # 17E10
1 17 Monitor Transtec Model # CPD 4403
2 15 Monitor Textronix Model # 119-5132-10
On the older monitor models the converters from 13W3 Female VGA are available
Cabling & connectors
DB25 Female Female, Male Female, Male Male Various lengths and
with various pinouts.
Some in poor condition.
DB15 Female Female, Male Female, Male Male Various lengths.
Some in poor condition.
DB37 Female Female, Male Female, Male Male Various lengths.
Some in poor condition.
SCSI 68 48 pin cables N/A Approx 30cm cables
We have several boxes of an assortment of the above cables
Keyboards & mice
USB Keyboard & Mouse Sun type 6 All used
Keyboard & Mouse Sun type 5 (8 pin mini Din) All used
These were all used with the following computers
Base units
3 Ultra 5 64MB RAM, 4GB disk, 270 mhz
1 Ultra 5 128MB RAM, 4GB disk, 270 mhz
1 Ultra 5 256MB RAM, 8GB disk, 360mhz
6 Ultra 5 128MB RAM, 8GB disk, 360mhz
2 Ultra 5 128MB, 9GB disk, 400mhz
5 Blade 100 128MB RAM, 15GB disk, 500mhz
1 Blade 100 128MB RAM, 20GB disk, 500mhz
1 Blade 100 512MB RAM, 40GB disk, 500mhz
1 Blade 150 512MB RAM, 40GB disk, 650mhz
4 Sparc station 4s
2 Sparc station 5s
SunPCI cards
We have currently installed sunpci cards in all the above computers
except the sparc stations. These cards from Sun Microsystems allow
you to run Windows as an application when logged into Solaris. They
could be removed if they arent saleable. The cards are a mixture of
the following
8 600mhz sunPCI2 card 64MB RAM as standard
13 733mhz SunPCI 2 card 64MB RAM as standard
1 128MB SunPCI2 RAM chip Fits into expansion slot on cards
We also have a number of the previous version of SunPCI 1 cards which
arent installed in any machine at the moment.
9 300mhz SunPCI1 card 32MB RAM as Standard
Other
7 Centre COM MR820TR Network Hub 10MB/sec 8 port
40+ HP & other brand DDS2 tapes 4/8 GB
1 Sun 150MB QIC tape drive & SCSI cable
1 HP840C colour printer & 3 Black & 2 colour cartridges
1 Epson lx300+ printer & 1 spare cartridge
1 Cisco 760 Series ISDN router Cisco Model # 765M
PC
1 Elonex PC 1.7ghz , 224 MB RAM, XP home edition, 37GB disk,
modem, keyboard, mouse No screen
All items have been used in an office environment and so there will
be some signs of aging on them. The equipment has been brought over a
period of time so the newer models such as the Blade 100s will be in
slightly better condition.
--
Brad Knowles, <brad@stop.mail-abuse.org>
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania
Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755
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