12 Mar
2016
12 Mar
'16
3:56 a.m.
Howdy there folks,
I've been kicking myself for giving away a dying Sun4/260 due to space
issues and moving about 15 years ago and since then my life has settled
I've started looking occasionally to see if I can find another one.
Has anyone seen any of these units in a workable condition that are for
sale or possibly even loan?
I never got a good chance to dig into the one I had and I regret it, just
looking to recoup lost time :)
Thanks,
James
12 Mar
12 Mar
5:08 a.m.
2016-03-12 9:56 GMT+01:00 James Vess <theevilapplepie at gmail.com>:
Howdy there folks,
I've been kicking myself for giving away a dying Sun4/260 due to space
issues and moving about 15 years ago and since then my life has settled
I've started looking occasionally to see if I can find another one.
Has anyone seen any of these units in a workable condition that are for
sale or possibly even loan?
There is someone in the UK that sells a lot of parts from a 4/2xx machine:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161997957466
/Mattis
I never got a good chance to dig into the one I had and I regret it, just
looking to recoup lost time :)
Thanks,
James
11:16 p.m.
Thanks Mattis! I'm going to give him a follow.
It's been hard to find these systems or even cards anymore on Ebay, it went
from a few then fell to none.
I usually filter
international though, so I don't have any insight there.
Part of why I really appreciate you providing that!
Maybe the spring Garage clean outs will get more that stuff flushed on to
Ebay this year ;) Just in time for me to find a new system to require parts
for.
On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:08 AM, Mattis Lind <mattislind at gmail.com> wrote:
2016-03-12 9:56 GMT+01:00 James Vess
<theevilapplepie at gmail.com>:
Howdy there folks,
I've been kicking myself for giving away a dying Sun4/260 due to space
issues and moving about 15 years ago and since then my life has settled
I've started looking occasionally to see if I can find another one.
Has anyone seen any of these units in a workable condition that are for
sale or possibly even loan?
There is someone in the UK that sells a lot of parts from a 4/2xx machine:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161997957466
/Mattis
I never got a good chance to dig into the one I had and I regret it, just
looking to recoup lost time :)
Thanks,
James
7:45 a.m.
Hi James,
FWIW, I have slightly more recent Sun 4/330 (SparcServer 330) in my basement in Germany
looking for a new home. Not familiar with the 260 and how they differ tho.
--GT
--
"END OF LINE" [MCP, 1982]
On 12/03/2016, at 9:56 AM, James Vess <theevilapplepie at gmail.com> wrote:
Howdy there folks,
I've been kicking myself for giving away a dying Sun4/260 due to space
issues and moving about 15 years ago and since then my life has settled
I've started looking occasionally to see if I can find another one.
Has anyone seen any of these units in a workable condition that are for
sale or possibly even loan?
I never got a good chance to dig into the one I had and I regret it, just
looking to recoup lost time :)
Thanks,
James
6:01 p.m.
On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 1:45 AM, Roland Schregle
<roland.schregle at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi James,
FWIW, I have slightly more recent Sun 4/330 (SparcServer 330) in my basement in Germany
looking for a new home. Not familiar with the 260 and how they differ tho.
Oh... that's one of the last VME machines?
I'm hopefully going to need one of those at some point as a front-end
for my Connection Machine... Germany to NZ is quite a haul though!
Mike
http://www.corestore.org
'No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother.
Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame.
For one person, in the dark, where no one will ever know or see.'
11:35 a.m.
On 3/12/16 12:56 AM, James Vess wrote:
Howdy there folks,
I've been kicking myself for giving away a dying Sun4/260 due to space
issues and moving about 15 years ago and since then my life has settled
I've started looking occasionally to see if I can find another one.
Where are you?
I have a pair of 280 series servers in racks and a 3 or 4/260 that I'm
in the process of pulling out of storage along with a LOT of 9u boards
in the SF bay area. They are going to be available before April.
I am not willing to handle shipping beyond having someone pick them up.
11:04 p.m.
I honestly am a bit surprised, as other dealings I've had with groups that
focus on technology typically are not as welcoming or responsive.
Thanks! It's a great start to my future w/ classiccmp ;)
Al, I'm in Texas so I'm not too far away.
Given the unit's size, I'd need to do local pickup ( unless you have some
super sweet freight deal that I'm unaware of ) and that shouldn't be an
issue?
I've been meaning to do a road trip that direction or I have a friend who
would likely be willing to run by and grab it ( He's in Utah ) on a weekend.
Just let me know what you have and what you're looking for in return and
I'll see what I can do!
On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
On 3/12/16 12:56 AM, James Vess wrote:
Howdy there folks,
I've been kicking myself for giving away a dying Sun4/260 due to space
issues and moving about 15 years ago and since then my life has settled
I've started looking occasionally to see if I can find another one.
Where are you?
I have a pair of 280 series servers in racks and a 3 or 4/260 that I'm in
the process of pulling out of storage along with a LOT of 9u boards in the
SF bay area. They are going to be available before April.
I am not willing to handle shipping beyond having someone pick them up.
13 Mar
13 Mar
11:27 a.m.
On Sat, 12 Mar 2016, James Vess wrote:
I honestly am a bit surprised, as other dealings
I've had with groups that
focus on technology typically are not as welcoming or responsive.
You caught us on a good day. I'm sure you'll get yelled at next week.
Welcome to the zoo. :)
g.
--
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http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
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Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies.
ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
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7:07 p.m.
Haha! Thanks man!
On Sunday, March 13, 2016, geneb <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote:
On Sat, 12 Mar 2016, James Vess wrote:
I honestly am a bit surprised, as other dealings I've had with groups that
focus on technology typically are not as
welcoming or responsive.
You caught us on a good day. I'm sure you'll get yelled at next week.
Welcome to the zoo. :)
g.
--
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies.
ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
12:33 p.m.
Were are you located. I may still have the VME boards from the 260 that
where saved from a 260 that had been scrapped
-pete
On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 12:56 AM, James Vess <theevilapplepie at gmail.com>
wrote:
Howdy there folks,
I've been kicking myself for giving away a dying Sun4/260 due to space
issues and moving about 15 years ago and since then my life has settled
I've started looking occasionally to see if I can find another one.
Has anyone seen any of these units in a workable condition that are for
sale or possibly even loan?
I never got a good chance to dig into the one I had and I regret it, just
looking to recoup lost time :)
Thanks,
James
7:09 p.m.
I'm leery of picking up any boards until I have a unit because I don't want
them just gathering dust at my place, however let me know the situation if
it's a good idea to wait or not.
I'm in Houston by the 610/290 split.
On Sunday, March 13, 2016, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com> wrote:
Were are you located. I may still have the VME boards
from the 260 that
where saved from a 260 that had been scrapped
-pete
On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 12:56 AM, James Vess <theevilapplepie at gmail.com
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wrote:
Howdy there folks,
I've been kicking myself for giving away a dying Sun4/260 due to space
issues and moving about 15 years ago and since then my life has settled
I've started looking occasionally to see if I can find another one.
Has anyone seen any of these units in a workable condition that are for
sale or possibly even loan?
I never got a good chance to dig into the one I had and I regret it, just
looking to recoup lost time :)
Thanks,
James
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