[geeks] IBM RS/6000 7012-3XX

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sat Dec 22 17:15:39 2001

On Sat, 22 Dec 2001, Bill Bradford wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 08:26:25PM -0600, Doc Shipley wrote:
> > > Let's not forget the holy grail of MCA RS/6K's, the RS/6000 390H.
> > Forever and ever, Amen.
>
> I've got one of these sitting under my desk at work; is it worth powering
> up?

 Oh, yeah. Pretty quick for an old dude. Power2 processors (370 and
previous were all Power first-generation) more memory slots - 4 cards
instead of 2 or 1, MUCH faster/better scsi capability, and generally
sweet. IIRC, IBM was already building PPC models when the 390 came out.
Floating-point performance spanked the 43p right up till the 140 came
out.
 if you don't want it, I'll come get it out of your way.

        Doc
Received on Sat Dec 22 2001 - 17:15:39 GMT