I love my 670 - was- Re: [SunRescue] Sun 670MP and Storage Vault documentation.

[Mike Nicewonger]

I think I like "my other computer has it's own zipcode" better :)

I have a 670 with 2 HyperSPARC 125's in it, 640 MB o'RAM. It is not in full
time service yet. I am moving in December (hey guys now it the time to buy
things and help lighten the move) and plan to put it up full time in the
machine room that will be in the rear of my house. (right next to the 4x150
MHz SGI Challenge L) Sweet machines, big, noisy, and dare I say 'cute' just
what the uber-geek demands! I think the next 2 Mass Storage Boxes I have
chance to get are going to be end tables for sure.

Cheers,

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Wedel" <sun at minor-element.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 2:24 AM
Subject: I love my 670 - was- Re: [SunRescue] Sun 670MP and Storage Vault
documentation.


> > Martin,
> >
> > So you won that thing , Huh.  I looked at it, but didn't want to pay
> > shipping :-)  Besides, I haven't gotten a 670 yet!!
> >
> > Chad Fernandez
> > Michigan, USA
> >
>
>   Yeah, I'm a 'winner' :) . The way I figure it, a little over 200$ all
> said and done for the biggest drive case on my block isn't so bad all
> things being considered. Mike N emailed me helping me out with some info
> on it,and like him, I even thought about using the 670 and this box as
> endtables, uber-geek furniture if you will...
>    As a side note, I had a 670 shipped from San Diego to St Louis for
> around 170, and I paid less than a hundred for the box, so it can still
> work out to be a decent deal. (IMHO) I know there is a 670 listed on ebay
> right now, so, depending on your budget...
>   All in all, I love my 670. Visitors are always impressed, and you can't
> beat yanking the ole VME cards around from time to time. Currently it's
> configured as a 514 (SM 512 x 2 ) 576MB of RAM (thanks Mike N ) with the
> second revision main board, 155MB ATM (Still trying to get LANE working
> properly on my GRF ) with some appropriately loud and heavy full height
> 9GB drives. I use it as a boot server for some classics, and for streaming
> mp3s throughout the house, not to mention it's amazing ability to heat
> several rooms...
>
> I am curious who else is running these beasts, and how they have them
> configured, their use, etc etc. Is anyone running the 'newer' ross procs
> (no, not those damned sm100's ;) )? I've been pondering selling off some
> hardware and going for a full out 670 upgrade. If you want to reply to me
> off list, to keep the clutter down, that's cool. I'll probably put a page
> on my site with the stats of the machines I hear about, and it never hurts
> to 'network' a bit with other big(gish) iron lovers..
>
> Maybe I should start a 670/690/2000 fan club. I just need some "my other
> computer is a 670" stickers for my sparcbook.
>
>
> --
> Martin Wedel
> sun at minor-element.net
> http://www.minor-element.net/
>
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