Convex Supercomputer - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

20 Nov 2002

Here are some responses to a question I asked of the
people-who-who-would-know about the Convex C210 that is currently on
Ebay.  It looks to me like the machine hadn't been used in quite a
while.  Also, It doesn't look like the power cable assembly is
included.  Also, it seems that the machine was NOT in use in Oct of this
year, regardless of what the Ebay blurb says.  Email addresses and last
names have been removed to protect the innocent.

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  From: Phil 
 ----- Forwarded message from Roger -----

 Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:06:37 -0500
 From: Roger  
...

 Yeah, we dumped it. Hasn't run in sometime to my knowledge. Had a very 
 heavy power cable assembly that we kept. I unbolted the cables myself, 
 and disconnected the cables between the units. I wonder if Mo remembered 
 to format the drives before it was dumped?

 We have been surplusing lots of Mo junk here recently.

 Will be interesting to watch this auction. Can't believe the guy has a 
 reserve on it.

 - RAL

 Phil wrote:
 Did the Convex get surplussed?

----- Forwarded message from Christopher McNabb &lt;cmcnabb(a)vt.edu&gt; -----

Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 00:42:42 -0500
From: Christopher McNabb 

Know anything about this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2072169868&categ…

It is in Blacksburg and come from the Physics dept. at a "Major
University"

Looks like VT property tags in the upper left hand corner of each
cabinet (first photo)

 -- 
 Roger 
 Virginia Tech Physics Department, Computing Systems

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Christopher McNabb &lt;cmcnabb(a)4mcnabb.net&gt;
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