[rescue] Re: Re: Bull Escala T604e

[roosmcd at dds.nl]

>[dual R10k 250 MHz Siemens machine for 51,-EUR]
>> Dude, take it.  Think of it as an extra cheap O200, or something. 
>Hmpf. Still a Siemens. It may be some kind of ARC machine
>and it will run SINIX. Puke. Or WinNT? Puke^2.
>I think even Linux doesn't run on them. Maybe it will with a 
>litle work, as the RM200 is supported. But, you know, there 
>is an other PPC 604e machine... still at 1,-EUR... 

Yes, SNI machines are weird :). I do like the fact that they have normal PCI 
and EISA slots instead of GIO/XIO/etc.. They also make quite nice bigger 
machines (up to something like 128 R14k processors I think). I also have Sinix 
5.43 install cd's if someone decides to buy the machine on ebay (no idea if 
5.43 would be the right version for that machine). I probably would buy it at 
this price, but figure the bidding will put it somewhat higher. And I wanted to 
buy a whitewater kayak instead of a computer :).

>> Heck, I'd take it if it wasn't across an ocean.
>He. Normaly it goes the other way. "It is so a nice machine, 
>but beyond the big pond..."

 Was Sinix used outside Europe? Appearantly every library in .nl ran it's 
catalog system on Sinix machines (MX300). Also note that there's a sinix 
version that runs on X86 (though very limited device support) hardware that's 
called "SINIX-Z". Unfortunately it's very hard get (although you probably still 
can buy ot from Siemens).

 greetings,
   Michiel