3 Jan
2007
3 Jan
'07
10:36 p.m.
I'm hoping to run across an E3000 (pedestal, FC-AL
external, SCA
internal drives, up to 8? CPUs in 4? trays...) sometime soon. I
spec'ed and ordered one for Lucent in 1997 or 1998, so not quite
on-topic, but I do know a few have surfaced for free/cheap recently.
That's about the only Sun I'm trying to keep an eye out for that has a
CPU enclosure larger than a 3U box. I also worked with some E5000s,
but that's a lot more Sun than I need in my house.
-ethan
(whose present active Sun is a SPARC5/110)
There is something to be said for older slower Sun's. While my current
SunBlade 1000 (dual 750Mhz UltraSparc III) system is surprisingly quiet,
it's the largest system besides my PDP-11/73 that I have at home (I do have
larger). Additionally it sucks a *LOT* of power, and generates a *LOT* of
heat.
I'd hate to think about how much heat something like an E3000 will generate!
Zane