5 Feb
2002
5 Feb
'02
1:40 p.m.
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Pat Finnegan wrote:
Over at Purdue Salvage, they have an RS/6000 Model
7013 'space heater'
sized system. On the front it says 'Power Server 560(590?)' Any ideas on
value, and is anyone interested?
Grab it, if you've got the room at all. The 560 is a decent machine,
and the 590 is a great one. If you don't want it, I'm sure Sridhar
will. ;)
Seriously, it's a good box. My 560 is surprisingly fast, with 320M
of memory and a fair graphics adapter. I/O is decent, memory is
reasonably fast for the era. They have HUGE personality. (It's a
curiously masculine machine. I dunno why) Also very well supported on
IBM's site. Operator/owner manuals, device references and problem
determination guides are all online.
Get the keys. More importantly, get the *keyboard*. Not any old PS/2
keyboard will work. Same for mouse, although you have more options
there.
You've been scoring hot this month....
Doc