[Cialug] Free hardware

[Aaron Korver]

Ahh the memories.  So if the VAX machine is gone from campus, what is left
to haunt CS students?  I think that Alpha, or a similar one, was where I
first learned you could crash terminals by piping "yes" to the "talk".  Ahh
the memories.



On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Dave Hala Jr <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:

>
> 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.
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >         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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