[rescue] IBM 6611-170

[Eric Webb]

On Saturday 16 February 2002 01:01 pm, you wrote:
> On February 16, dave venable wrote:
>
>   This is a very rare machine that was specially configured to be used
> as a router on the original ANS NSFnet backbone.  Please please PLEASE
> do not recycle it or part it out.  A lot of my personal history is
> tied up in a machine just like that one...I would very much like to
> get ahold of it if you'd be willing to part with it.

The -170 is a rare machine or the 6611 is a rare machine?  We have a couple 
6611's stacked in yet another corner.  Scorned upon by the network guys and 
soon replaced by Ciscos.

It's essentially AIX as a router, from the very very qick glances I saw.  
Please correct me if I'm wrong.


Eric