[SunRescue] Sparc 2 pricing?

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Mon Jan 17 15:54:10 CST 2000


On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, James Lockwood wrote:
>>   Empty SS2 bases are going for $30-50 pretty much everywhere.  If there's a
>> decent amount of RAM in it, so much the better.  A CG6 is worth about $40-60
>> now, I'd guess.  Yes, a CG6 is a good framebuffer.  1152x900x8,
>> hardware-accelerated.
>
>If you can get $40-60 for a single-slot GX then I'll be impressed.  I'd
>place the value at closer to $25 for an old GX and $45 for a TGX.  TGX+
>still commands a huge premium though. 

  I usually get $75 or $100 for CG6 boards from end-users who aren't "connected"
to the super-cheap sources of hardware like we are.  These are the folks that
say "Wow, thanks, that's a *lot* cheaper than Rave's price!"

  They make out, I make out, we're all happy. :)

              -Dave McGuire






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