Convex Supercomputer

From: Christopher McNabb <cmcnabb_at_4mcnabb.net>
Date: Wed Nov 20 16:15:00 2002

Here are some responses to a question I asked of the
people-who-who-would-know about the Convex C210 that is currently on
Ebay. It looks to me like the machine hadn't been used in quite a
while. Also, It doesn't look like the power cable assembly is
included. Also, it seems that the machine was NOT in use in Oct of this
year, regardless of what the Ebay blurb says. Email addresses and last
names have been removed to protect the innocent.


-----Forwarded Message-----

> From: Phil
> ----- Forwarded message from Roger -----
>
> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:06:37 -0500
> From: Roger

>
> Yeah, we dumped it. Hasn't run in sometime to my knowledge. Had a very
> heavy power cable assembly that we kept. I unbolted the cables myself,
> and disconnected the cables between the units. I wonder if Mo remembered
> to format the drives before it was dumped?
>
> We have been surplusing lots of Mo junk here recently.
>
> Will be interesting to watch this auction. Can't believe the guy has a
> reserve on it.
>
> - RAL
>
> Phil wrote:
> >Did the Convex get surplussed?
> >
> >----- Forwarded message from Christopher McNabb <cmcnabb_at_vt.edu> -----
> >
> >Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 00:42:42 -0500
> >From: Christopher McNabb
> >
> >Know anything about this one:
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2072169868&category=1479
> >
> >It is in Blacksburg and come from the Physics dept. at a "Major
> >University"
> >
> >
> >Looks like VT property tags in the upper left hand corner of each
> >cabinet (first photo)
> >
>
> --
> Roger
> Virginia Tech Physics Department, Computing Systems
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
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Christopher McNabb <cmcnabb_at_4mcnabb.net>
The McNabb Family
Received on Wed Nov 20 2002 - 16:15:00 GMT

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