[rescue] Sad end to SGI Power Challenge XL story

[Corda Albert J DLVA]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Hechinger [mailto:wonko at arkham.ws]
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:14 AM
> To: Joshua D Boyd
> Cc: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Re: Sad end to SGI Power Challenge XL story
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 11:37:02PM -0500, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> > 
> > I saw one of those on ebay today.  
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2011447601
> 
> i've dealt with hexsane.  not the quickest guy in the world, 
> but a good solid
> seller.
> 
> > A side note, this idiot:
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2010028842
> > needs to be severely beaten.
> 
> i thought the refrigerator project was made out of a gutted 
> case from a 
> completely non-functional machine.  unless this guy is a 
> copycat and had a
> working machine that he turned into a fridge.  asshole.
> 
> -brian

I exchanged some email with this guy... from the impression I got,
not all the boards were functional, even though he states that
the box itself was functional before he disembowled it (most notably
the CPU, which apparently has one or more bad/missing CPU chips,
and possibly the VCAM board...). This did not give me a warm fuzzy,
along with the fact that he was unable/unwilling to provide part
numbers for the boards he had.

As a result, I have to say that he struck me as not
terribly more than a PC-type who wanted to impress his friends with
a fancy beer cooler... same sort who would take an antique clock
and paint it bright pink to match the bathroom. Anyone who collects
antique clocks has seen this at one time or another... it makes your
hair stand on end 8-(

BTW, I'm probably going to bid on the parts, even with the unknowns
in this situation, if the price doesn't rise to an absurd level.
I need 'em to try reviving an Onyx.

-al-
-acorda at 1bigred.com


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