[rescue] SparcCenter 2000E on Ebay

[Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.]

>From: Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com>
>
>On Friday, June 20, 2003, at 02:27 PM, Curtis H. Wilbar Jr. wrote:
>>>   Ok, got a spare 1000E kicking around? ;)
>>
>> Nope... I have one... but it is mine... all mine :-) ....
>>
>> I don't currently see any on ePay either....
>>
>> But I do see them there.... (it is where I bought mine).
>
>   I think Mike Schiller has a few of them...Mike? ;)
>
>   I had a 1000 (non-E) a long time ago, but I sold it (it was back when 
>they were still worth some money).  It only had two procs.  I never had 
>a chance to do much with it.  The 1000 and 2000 machines (are they the 
>only Sun4d machines?  I think they are) are basically unknowns to me.  
>I'd love to learn more about them at some point.  I *will* eventually 
>own an SC2000, but I wouldn't be able to afford to ship the one that's 
>on eBay right now...bad timing with my finances at the moment.

The Cray CS6400 is also considered 4d I believe.

I probably will never go for a SC2000E unless one happens on me by random
chance for cheap cheap cheap to free with delivery for free :-)

As much as I love some of these older beasts... I really don't want to
dedicate the space they require.... having all the upright video games
I have (and a cockpit Star Trek) consumes enough space as it is.

>
>> I wonder if a 1000 can be converted to a 1000E by changing the control
>> board from a 40mhz board to a 50mhz board ?
>
>   I have no idea. :-/

Me neither... anyone else ?

>
>       -Dave
>
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Curtis Wilbar
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