15 Feb
1998
15 Feb
'98
12:53 a.m.
>We have a
huge Convex C3200 computer (it would have been termed
>a supercomputer when it was new). It's basically worthless to us.
So it probably can be had for the right price! Those Convex machines are very nice looking, by the way
- black and
yellow. And even if it is a bit old, it could still beat the hell out of
PeeCee in the performance department.
That's the bit which sold me - I have a thing for black computers. :)
In any case, someone please grab it.
It looks like I might be doing so after all. Any idea about what I could
do with such a beast? I know that it would be wasted on me - I would be
unable to push it at all - but I will keep it until someone who can
really use it shows up, and I might as well see if I can put it to some
use in the meantime. I gather it runs unix, so could I use it as an
internet server for some rather high-demand applications? It seems a bit
sad to accept the computer when I can't really use it, but I would much
rather that than to see it scrapped.
Adam.