Ethan Dicks wrote:
On 6/29/06, Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk at
yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
ISTR the SPARCserver 1000 is a sun4d machine. Internally, it's
nothing like a SPARC 5.
Fair enough - I'm sure the local sysadmin said it was basically just a
headless version of one of their other machines, but I must be misremembering
the SPARC 5 bit :)
Dunno if I'd spring for $300 for a SS1000
if I had to pay shipping on top of that - they are *tanks*. Might be
an OK price at Dayton.
I've been putting off picking up a couple from someone as the boat-anchor
alarm bells were ringing :-) Maybe it is worth my while to go get them even if
they only realistically sell for a fraction of that price. I suppose Sun fans
like to use them for their intended purpose (for which they'll do a capable
job) - and unlike the desktop workstations they just don't turn up that often.
cheers
Jules