[Cialug] Free hardware

[Dave Hala Jr]

I remmember using a Quick Mail gateway to exchange mail via dialup on a
couple of remote netware servers, running DaVinci email... Now I feel
old...


:) Dave

On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 15:21 -0500, Bill Davis wrote:
> QuickMail eh?  That brings back memories. I used to work for the
> creator of QuickMail (CE Software) back in the 80's and 90's.   Didn't
> know they had it at Drake though, but it doesn't surprise me.  Drake
> became an Apple University Consortium school the year after I
> graduated (which was '84) as I recall. 
> 
> I left a job at Pioneer Hi-Bred....programming on VAX/VMS boxen in
> fact....to work for CE.
> 
> I did both tech support and programming for CE.   Got some cool
> QuickMail support calls, including one from the Battleship Missouri!
> The head of CE actually got to visit the ship when it was in port,
> after that. They used their QuicKeys keyboard macro program on the
> Space Shuttle too (didn't get a call from the Shuttle....)
> 
> CE's still around, sort of (as Startly Technologies and also as
> Prairie Group, but not CE) but they sold off QuickMail some time ago,
> to Outspring.
> 
> Bill Davis
> 5214 Meredith Dr.
> Des Moines, IA 50310-2956 USA
> (515) 270-6729 home
> (515) 360-0445 mobile
> (515) 281-7302 work
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Daniel A. Ramaley
> <daniel.ramaley at drake.edu> wrote:
>         You probably do remember when they put it in. Summer of 1997
>         students
>         came back to Drake with ethernet in the dorms and brand new
>         POP mail
>         (didn't you help install the ethernet?). I think that ES40
>         server was
>         installed at that time to replace the previous QuickMail that
>         employees
>         used and the console-based PMDF mail that students had on
>         acad.drake.
>         So... the machine is 12 years old. It has been out of service
>         for a bit
>         more than 1 year. For 11 years it single-handedly processed
>         all the
>         mail for ~15000 POP/IMAP accounts. Now it is time for it to
>         go. <sniff>
>         
>         On 2009-09-16 at 14:07:16, Lathrop Preston wrote:
>         >I feel old... I think I remember when they put that box in...
>         >
>         
>         >On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Nathan C. Smith
>         <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>wrote:
>         
>         
>         >> I feel old: hearing about a retiring AlphaServer and being
>         surprised
>         >> it has USB ports.
>         >>
>         >> -Nate
>         >>
>         >> > -----Original Message-----
>         >> > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org
>         >> > [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Daniel A.
>         Ramaley
>         >> > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:57 PM
>         >> > To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
>         >> > Subject: [Cialug] Free hardware
>         >> >
>         >> > 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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>         University
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