On 2/19/06, UNIX admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Actually I have a pile of that sort of stuff in
> > Blastwave.  Generally
> > a set of Netra T1 units ( 440MHz + 1GB of RAM ) are
> > great little boxes
> > super cheap.
>
> I agree; but they're getting a little long in the tooth, if you know what I 
> mean?

Who cares.
Last time I checked Sun gear from 5 years ago runs just fine and never stops.

> But the Netra X1 servers are looking really tempting! :)

Have not looked at them ..

>
> > V890 .. now thats a nice machine but I'd rather have
> > an 8-way T2000
> > with 16GB of RAM.  Rack space and power saved in a
> > big way.
>
> Yes they are; however, V880 and V890 are largely unattractive to me becase
> they are huge and not easily mountable in a rack.

.. they have great redundency features.  A sysadmin can power down CPU
boards and PCI buses on the fly and remove and replace parts whle
users keep on working.

> I don't buy non-rack mountable systems any more, period.

I'd love to see what you have for computers at home.

Dennis
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