[SunRescue] Q: Regarding Sun Educator promo Ultra 5 system

[Ken Hansen]

It was mentioned in passing on this list a few weeks ago (two?), but all you
do is point your browser at the Sun store off their main web page, then look
for a promotions menu item on the left side of the page.

If you are still stuck I'll look for the URL tonight...

HTH,

Ken
n2vip at bellatlantic.net

Trevor Taylor wrote:

> Ken,
> Where did you get the info on this? Do you know what need to be done to be
> avalible for this?
>
> Thanks,
> Trevor
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Ken Hansen <n2vip at impop.bellatlantic.net>
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Sent: April 19, 2000 6:34:30 AM GMT
> Subject: [SunRescue] Q: Regarding Sun Educator promo Ultra 5 system
>
> Hello,
> I am thinking about taking Sun up on their offer for educators and
> students on a Sun Ultra 5 for $1,295, and I am curious if the consensus
> is that this is a good deal or not - I have spent most of my "Sun time"
> on loder, low-cost hardware, and now have quite a collection of bits
> that I could probably sell to get me about half-way to $1300 *without*
> selling my Sparcbook 3GX.
>
> I am a full-time graduate student, so I should be eligible IIRC...
>
> My question really is about the speed of the non-SBUS arch.
> machines, since this is a "pc-style" SPARC box. The CPU is fast
> (360 Mhz?) it has 128 Meg RAM and an 8 Gig IDE drive and
> comes with a 17" monitor and I forget the framebuffer specs. Could
> I do better with $1200 - 1300 in the used market?
>
> This machine would be for general home use, with *some* database and
>
> web server functions, but low-volume stuff really. I like to have a
> SPARC
> box or two around, but I am up to my ears in an SS2 (w/Weitek), IPX
> (again, w/Weitek), SS5/70, SS/10 2x66 Mhz HyperSPARCs, and an
> Axil 245 system (sorta/kinda like an SS5 in a lunchbox style case). My
> thought is to chuck it all and get one nice Ultra 5 and be done with the
>
> older systems...
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ken
> n2vip at bellatlantic.net
>
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