Mike Ford wrote:
>
> One of the places I visit gets a lot of servers, mostly fairly new off
> lease stuff way too expensive for me, but they also get a fair amount of
> old things like these IBM PowerPC servers. I need to add a new category to
> my collecting like a hole in the head, but they are kind of available and I
> am fairly curious about them, but I don't have a clue about what I should
> be looking for or paying.
Paying as little as possible :-) I picked up my 7013 59H for free at
the owner's site. They are quite well configured. CD, HP DAT, 16 GB disks
in 8 disks onfortunately no RAM. RATS GRRRR
> Any links or comments on the IBM desktop sized server line? I am fairly up
> to speed through the last of the MCA machines, ie server 300 or 500?, but
Forget the 7012 3xx, if you can try to get a 7011, nothing terrific but usable.
I
got two of them each with 64M RAM. I moved all the RAM in one and it is a
nice desktop, nothing comparable to modern Sun like boxes but what can I pretend
from a free PowerPC ....
> What would make a good machine to collect?
>
> Any specfics on things like keyboards etc. I should be looking for?
The 7011 accept PC keyboard & mouse with all versions of AIX. The 7012
only with AIX 4.x
You will find the 70xx label generally on the front,top, right corner of the
box.
If you see a 7012/59H in the place you visit can you ask if you can
just purchase the RAm boards and for how much
TIA
e.
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