[rescue] IBM 6611-170

[Dave McGuire]

On February 16, Eric Webb wrote:
> >   This is a very rare machine that was specially configured to be used
> > as a router on the original ANS NSFnet backbone.  Please please PLEASE
> > do not recycle it or part it out.  A lot of my personal history is
> > tied up in a machine just like that one...I would very much like to
> > get ahold of it if you'd be willing to part with it.
> 
> The -170 is a rare machine or the 6611 is a rare machine?  We have a couple 
> 6611's stacked in yet another corner.  Scorned upon by the network guys and 
> soon replaced by Ciscos.
> 
> It's essentially AIX as a router, from the very very qick glances I saw.  
> Please correct me if I'm wrong.

  The whole lot of 'em are very difficult to find, especially with
their interfaces intact.  Much of the routing is done in hardware on
the DS3 interface cards.

  Are these machines available?

      -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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