According to his Reddit post, he paid $237 for it. At the Share presentation, he indicated there wasn't any noticeable increase in his parents electric bill.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of michelbutz Sent: Friday, May 6, 2016 9:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: z10BC Mainframe Available in Connecticut for *Your* Basement I didn't catch the initial e-mail thread what did he pay and what is his monthly electrical bill Sent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Timothy Sipples <[email protected]> wrote: > > For those of you who would like to attempt to recreate Connor's feat, > especially if you have understanding parents, you may wish to consider > this > auction: > > https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=452&acctid=3678 > > This z10BC machine is two model generations newer than Connor's z890 > machine, but the higher asking price naturally reflects that. (Connor > got a great deal.) Like Connor's z890, storage is not included. > According to the listing, this z10BC machine has ESCON, FICON, and > 1000BASE-T connectivity, one IFL, and a PCI rating of approximately > 127 with two CPs (G02 capacity model). The FICON connectivity is > rather interesting since, as I understand it, it should be able to > negotiate a link with FICON/FCP-attached storage of practically any > vintage. Not necessarily a *fast* connection, but a connection. This > particular machine is configured with 32 GB of memory, so it's quite > realistic to run multiple LPARs. It's compatible with all current IBM > operating system and software releases, to my knowledge, although z/VM > 6.3 will be the last release to support the z10BC. The z10BC was > introduced in late 2008. It'd be a fine addition to the finest home > data center. Assuming you can get it up and running, it will support your most mission-critical home workloads. > > Happy bidding. And no, I have no affiliation with the University of > Connecticut. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------- > Timothy Sipples > IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM z Systems, AP/GCG/MEA > E-Mail: [email protected] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
