[rescue] Sun-Stuff searching for new home around germany

[Lionel Peterson]

Sun said the 6800 weighed 1,000 pounds... Yikes!

Lionel

> On Apr 2, 2016, at 5:39 AM, rescue.pkoch at dfgh.net wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> we have been using two Sun 6800 (each fully equipped with 92GB of RAM
> and 24 Sparc III processors 1.2GHz) for many years.
> 
> Now they are retired and must leave our machine room to make place
> for newer machines.
> 
> Anybody out there willing to give them a new home? They are very good
> in transforming electric energy into heat. And by activating only some of
> the processor boards you can regulate the heat flow. Your wife will love to
> stand behind it and use it as a whole-body blow-dryer.
> 
> Take one for free and you will get another one for no additional costs.
> 
> While rearranging our machine room, we found lots of other stuff that must
> go away too. Here's a first list:
> 
> - Sun E250
> - Sun A5200, A5100, D1000 (with lots of disks)
> - Sun E450
> - Sun L1000 (at least 2, another one is still in use for some months)
> - Sun 6800 (2 fully equipped and lots of spare parts)
> - Sun 880
> - Sun 480 (at least 2, with spare processor boards)
> 
> Some pictureas are at https://flic.kr/s/aHskuakSMT I will add some
> more next week
> 
> Peter
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