[rescue] hp visualize-s.. B's and C's

[roosmcd at dds.nl]

> > On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 12:00:42PM -0500, Leslie Connally wrote:
> > > hp visualize-s.. B's and C's
> > >
> > > what are HP HP-UX Visualize-s "worth".. are they amusing?  B180x
> > > C180?x C 2xx??
> > >
> > > This is of course a Sun-centric list, with Joshua and other IRIX &
> 3Ders
> > > thrown in for fun.. but noone seems to be HP junkies..

 I've got a C110 and a 3-processor K210 currently. I've also had a 715/100 and 
a C100. All very nice machines, built like tanks but not as nice as an SGIs...

> > Availability and price are the reason I don't have any HPs.  Everything
> > I've ever head of about the HP Visualize machines has been really good,
> > except that it's not an SGI.
> 
> As in, low availability and high price? Check on ebay, there's always
> plenty of B & C-class workstations up, as well as the ubiquitous 712
> series. They're usually available cheap. In fact, take a look right now at:

 These machines are not too bad; you really should go for FX-class graphics 
which can be had for not too much on eBay.com. In Europe this is a somewhat 
different story.

> Sure, they're not SGIs, but these machines are truly built like tanks,
> and they have a lot of bang for the buck. You can run HP-UX on them if
> you can get media (license is free,) or you can run Debian Linux on
> them, although the "rescue" value of these machines lies in running HP-UX,
> since they're the only machines that run it, and that's what they were
> built to run.

 Please take note of www.hp.com/go/easy-setup where you can request HP-UX 11.0 
CD's. Just make sure to include your phone number and they will Fed-Ex the HP-
UX 11.0 cd's to your doorstep :). It's free, no problems and will also work in 
Europe.

  greetings,
   Michiel