I feel old... I think I remember when they put that box in...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Nathan C. Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nathan.smith@ipmvs.com">nathan.smith@ipmvs.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I feel old: hearing about a retiring AlphaServer and being surprised it has USB ports.<br>
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-Nate<br>
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> From: <a href="mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org">cialug-bounces@cialug.org</a><br>
> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org">cialug-bounces@cialug.org</a>] On Behalf Of Daniel A. Ramaley<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:57 PM<br>
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group<br>
> Subject: [Cialug] Free hardware<br>
><br>
> We're decommissioning another server. For those familiar with<br>
> Drake, it is Acad3, otherwise previously known by aliases<br>
> related to e-mail: pop, mail, smtp, etc. There are 2 main<br>
> components that we are giving away either separately or together:<br>
><br>
> An external drive array with twenty-four 18 GB disks. Two of<br>
> them are blinking, suggesting they are bad.<br>
><br>
> An AlphaServer ES40. I don't know the exact specs, but i<br>
> recall that it has multiple CPUs, many GB of RAM (on the<br>
> order of 12 to 16 GB), and six 36 GB disks. It currently runs<br>
> VMS, but should be able to run Linux or *BSD without any<br>
> problem. It has floppy drive, CD drive, PS/2 ports for<br>
> keyboard and mouse, USB, but no VGA. It uses an Ampex dumb<br>
> terminal for basic I/O; at your option you are welcome to<br>
> take the terminal. I haven't opened the machine, but suspect<br>
> most PCI video cards would work if you wanted to get a<br>
> monitor connected.<br>
><br>
> Currently the disk array is being wiped. After that, we'll<br>
> wipe the internal disks in the machine. After that, it is<br>
> free for the taking.<br>
> If interested, please e-mail me. Off-list to avoid clutter is fine.<br>
><br>
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> Dan Ramaley Dial Center 118, Drake<br>
> University<br>
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