I see a lot of Sun equipment for sale on E-Bay. If you have an
application for it and the hardware need not be the bleeding edge,
it may be a good way to get some good hardware that runs linux
well for $cheap$.
I've got a sparc-20 in my basement that acts as the 'home'
server, runs great. I'm planning an upgrade to a
used Ultra class machine soon. Not because the 20 is maxed out,
mostly because it's a gee wiz thing I can do real cheap.
The sparc-20 had an uptime of 270 days last spring. I finally had
to reboot it (for a general cleaning) because some chicks we
started in the cellar kicked a lot of dust around which
accumulated inside the sparc-20. The chicks are now chickens
in an outside coop and the 20 has been vacuumed out.
Sun could use "Chicken Proof" as a marketing slogan.
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On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> We're in the same situation. We've decided to stop screwing around with
> the x86 platform and move to Sun equipment. Machines built from the ground
> up to be servers....no suped up desktop parts here!
>
> Sure the cost is up there, but look at the bright side, the run Linux, and
> in sales you can say something like - "While other ISP's use souped up
> desktop parts to build servers, USAExpress.net uses only the best....SUN" :-
> )
>
> I'm just tired of the limits of the x86 line....640k,8gb.....why don't manf
> take into account that just because a 10Tb drive dosen't exist today, one
> will exist with 6 or 8 months...and plan.....no, that's too simple....
>
> just my .02
>
> ~kurth
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm about to help a local ISP update their NOC and I'm in need of some
> > rack mount servers. Anyone in the group have a preferred supplier
> > and/or comments/experience with particular brands/models...Could I put
> > anymore /'s in a sentance????
> >
> > As always, I will be forever indebted to all for any wisdom gleaned
> > from the group, said while slightly bowing at the waist....
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> >
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