[SunRescue] OT: HP 9000

[Gil Young]

I am sure you could sell the parts for at least that much, if not 
more.  Sounds like you got a good deal and a half.  Whether or not to keep 
it, I would estimate what the power will cost to run it, and weigh that 
against the enjoyment factor it will bring you. e.g. Will the geek-babaes 
swoon once you tell them about your HPUX?  Will it help heat your flat 
during the winter months?  Will the noise generated annoy your neighbors 
enough to be useful?

Gil

At 11:47 PM 4/12/01 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi all, apologies for the off-topic-ness of this post...
>
>I've managed to get an HP 9000 D-class server (D280, 1 CPU) from the local 
>auctions for approx. $US250.  It looks like it's got 128Mb RAM, CD-Rom, 
>DDS3 but no disks :(
>
>Some questions for the non-sun purists out there:
>1. Am I insane?  Did I get ripped off?
>2. Will I need any special cables to attach a wyse term as a console?
>3. Is it going to be expensive to get HP-sUX for it?  Is it worthwhile 
>attempting to purchase a license from HP, or am I best off reselling the 
>box (provided it works) since there seems to be a distinct lack of NetBSD 
>or (ugh!) Linux support.
>4. If I do get this thing going, any ideas on how fast / useful / fun it's 
>going to be?  As a comparison, I consider my Sparc 10/512 both fast and 
>useful and my Indy fun.
>
>Thanks for any input, apologies again for the OT and now to resume our 
>scheduled program....
>
>Does anyone know if the Netra X1 has 2 ide busses available for the 
>internal devices?  I've had some awful problems with several Ultra 10s 
>recently, they've all had a disk die and both disks are on the same IDE 
>channel.  For those that are lucky enough to never experience this, the 
>result is that both disks disappear from a probe-ide and it's a guess as 
>to which one is dead.
>
>cheers,
>
>Rob.
>
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