$1100 and a roadtrip is starting to sound pretty good. I haven't looked at this hardware specifically yet - could it fit into the bed of a Ford Ranger?
What about the OS? Can I install OSS Solaris 10? Or some version of Linux? Greg On 6/22/05, Dan Simoes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've gotten a few private emails about the Suns, thanks. > > The catch is, we won't be able to pack and ship anything. Just > finding a box capable of holding an e420r is difficult, then you have > to staple it, strap it, etc. All this stuff is heavy, even the > smaller boxes. > > It seems that there is enough interest where some enterprising young > lad could fly to NJ, rent a truck, and lug it back to NC and then > resell it at a profit. > > As far as my company though, we need someone to come get it, > especially the large e6500s which are a full cabinet in size. > > Again, thanks for all the interest. I hate to give this gear away for $1000. > > On 6/22/05, Dan Simoes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hard to believe that this stuff has lost this much value, but it has. > > No one wants old Sun iron anymore, and even the newer Sunfire stuff > > seems to be losing popularity too. > > > > My company is getting rid of a bunch of suns - 2 e6500, 2 E4500, and a > > couple of e450. Probably a pair of e420r and some T3 arrays as well. > > > > The only vendor I have found to take this stuff will give me $1000 in > > credit and come pick it up. If you or someone you know has a better > > offer, and you are willing to pick it up in Weehawken NJ in the next > > week, please let me know asap. A Sun e6500 was worth several 10s of > > thousands as recently as last year, now they seem to only be wanted > > for parts. > > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
