[rescue] Sparc-1

Kenneth Dunn luser at xtra.co.nz
Sat Feb 2 05:09:58 CST 2002


On Sat, 2 Feb 2002 dave at cca.org wrote:

> >  Worth, as in money?  It's worth *nothing*, but you can do a lot with
> >it.  A perfect illustration of the difference between WORTHless and
> >USEless.  Grab it; it's a neat machine.

> Especially since it's low power consumption. Power/heat/noise sometimes
> make an old machine less appealing for real use, but an SS1 is a nice
> quiet little tank.

It is summer here and I have 3xPeeCees (P133, K6-2 500, Celeron @ 770)
and 1 Alpha Server running in my bedroom. It is a case of having to leave
a fan running 24x7 otherwise the heat is unbearable. The 4 computers
really do make a difference in temperature.



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