[Cialug] Free hardware

Daniel A. Ramaley daniel.ramaley at drake.edu
Wed Sep 16 14:06:06 CDT 2009


I've already found a taker for all the hardware.

On 2009-09-16 at 13:56:41, Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:
>We're decommissioning another server. For those familiar with Drake,
> it is Acad3, otherwise previously known by aliases related to e-mail:
> pop, mail, smtp, etc. There are 2 main components that we are giving
> away either separately or together:
>
>An external drive array with twenty-four 18 GB disks. Two of them are
>blinking, suggesting they are bad.
>
>An AlphaServer ES40. I don't know the exact specs, but i recall that
> it has multiple CPUs, many GB of RAM (on the order of 12 to 16 GB),
> and six 36 GB disks. It currently runs VMS, but should be able to run
> Linux or *BSD without any problem. It has floppy drive, CD drive,
> PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse, USB, but no VGA. It uses an Ampex
> dumb terminal for basic I/O; at your option you are welcome to take
> the terminal. I haven't opened the machine, but suspect most PCI
> video cards would work if you wanted to get a monitor connected.
>
>Currently the disk array is being wiped. After that, we'll wipe the
>internal disks in the machine. After that, it is free for the taking.
>If interested, please e-mail me. Off-list to avoid clutter is fine.
>
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Dan Ramaley                            Dial Center 118, Drake University
Network Programmer/Analyst             2407 Carpenter Ave
+1 515 271-4540                        Des Moines IA 50311 USA


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