PDP-8/L value

19 Jan 2010

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     > Myself,
I've decided I'll be getting a brand new IBM server next year
 > for my home network. Natch, it'll be running AIX, not Linux, so I can
 > use all the RS/6000 and Apple Network Server software and such I've
 > accumulated over the years.

 What kind of machine are you getting? Any idea? 
 I think the entry level for these machines is about $2.5-3K. 
 What sort of machines? Are these POWER6?  
 I think for a straight rackmount/pedestal system, the entry point for 
 POWER6 is about $5k before discounts.  You can pull off a low-end (JS12 
 with dual-core 3.8GHz POWER6 and 4GB RAM) POWER6 blade for $3k.  POWER5 
 is well within reach for $2.5k after discounts. 
I'm going POWER6. Heck, by next year I'll have gotten over 13 years of
service out of this 200MHz 604e ANS 500. The hardware is getting flaky now
and throws an MCHK about once a week, and AIX 4 is really showing its age,
or I'd be still running it. A POWER6 should last even longer.

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PDP-8/L value