[OLUG] First sparc

[Adam Lassek]

have you checked eBay? They had sparcs coming out of their ears last
time I looked

Trevor Taylor wrote:
> 
> Well, I was looking for something a little more used than that. Somthing in
> the sub $1500 range. I know I'm not going to get a nice system. I just want
> somthing small to play around with, but powerful enough that I can really
> enjoy playing with it.
> 
> ------Original Message------
> From: John Kennedy <jkennedy at orent.com>
> To: olug at bstc.net
> Sent: March 22, 2000 5:16:00 PM GMT
> Subject: Re: [OLUG] First sparc
> 
> Define "break the bank".  Sun has the Ultra 5 and 10 which are decent
> machines that would out perform a P2 300 hands down.  I recently got a
> quote for both :
> 
> Ultra 5S Server                         Ultra 10S Server
> 
> 360 Mhz CPU, 256 KB E Cache             440 Mhz CPU, 2Mb Ecache
> 256 MB Ram                              256 MB RAM
> 8.4 gb disk                             9.1 gb disk
> PGX-24 Onboard Graphics                 PGX-24 Onboard Graphics
> Internal CD ROM and 1.44 floppy         Internal CD ROM and 1.44 floppy
> Solaris 7 Preinstalled                  Solaris 7 Preinstalled
> Dual Internal PCI Ultra SCSI Card       Dual Internal PCI Ultra SCSI card
> Solaris 8 Media                         Solaris 8 media
> Country Kit                             Country Kit
> Silver Maintenance                      Silver Maintenance
> Purchase Price  $3,409                  Purchase Price  $5,499
> 
> The maintenance covers all parts and labor plus phone support.
> Let me know if you are interested.
> John
> 
> Trevor Taylor wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I'm looking to buy a Sun Sparc or SGI station to play around with and I'm
> > wondering what would be a good workstation to buy used? I'm looking for
> > somthing that would perform upto about a P2 300 in power, but I'm looking
> > also not to break the bank. Any pointers would be great.
> >
> > ____________________________________________________________
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> > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
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> > L++(+++)>++++ E- W++ N++ !o K- w(---) O- M-- V- PS--(---) PE
> > Y+ PGP++ t+ 5?(---) X+ R(+) tv b+++ DI++ D++ G e(+)>++++
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> > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
> >
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> 
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> "One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft promotional ad
> "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler
> 
> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
> Version: 3.1
> GCS/M d+@ s+:  a?(---) C+++(++) UL++(+++)>++++ P+>+++
> L++(+++)>++++ E- W++ N++ !o K- w(---) O- M-- V- PS--(---) PE
> Y+ PGP++ t+ 5?(---) X+ R(+) tv b+++ DI++ D++ G e(+)>++++
> h*>++ r++ !y+
> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
> 
> If you want to decode this code please go to
> http://www.ebb.org/ungeek/
> 
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