For the people that were fighting over the VAXstation, the DEC 3000/300LX is probably as good or better for running OpenVMS. It needs more RAM, but it's one of those nice models that takes 72-pin True Parity RAM (most of the 3000 family require proprietary RAM).
Also the Sparc 5's make nice firewalls when you load OpenBSD on them, it looks like they've got way more RAM than is needed for this purpose, and already have an extra ethernet interface.
(Sorry Patrick, I'm not interested in any of the systems, just pointing out some advantages/uses to them.)
Zane
>FYI, the VAXstation has been taken (a few times over)...
>
>On Monday 29 December 2003 19:24, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> > I'm trying to turn my apartment back into an apartment, instead of
> > the warehouse of machines it currently is... so I'm trying to get rid
> > of some of my machines that i've got multiple of, or no longer have
> > any real interest in.
> >
> > Here's a list of what I'm offering. I'll be putting more stuff on
> > eBay (userid: pfinnegan) but it's mostly going to be OT machines.
> >
> > Also, I purchased an MMJ crimper and a bag of MMJ ends... in order to
> > help subsidize it, i'm offering length-to-spec MMJ cables. If anyone
> > is interested, I'm asking $5 per cable for up to 20ft plus shipping
> > ($3.85 for Priority Mail). If you want multiple cables, ask me and
> > we can work out a deal. I can also do MMJ to RJ45 cables, but won't
> > do RJ45 to RJ45's... network cables are cheap enough.
> >
> > Now, the list:
> >
> > + IBM RS/6000 410: 80MHz PPC601, 2GB HDD, 32MB RAM, CDROM, graphics
> > card (13W3 connector), 2.88MB floppy drive
> > $15 + shipping
> > + IBM RS/6000 410: 80MHz PPC601, 2GB HDD, 64MB RAM, CDROM, graphics
> > card (13W3 connector), 2.88MB floppy drive
> > $20 + shipping
> > On both of the above machines, I don't have the key, but I've removed
> > the pins from the locks so they can be operated with "anything"...
> >
> > + Sun SparcStation 5, 70MHz, 96MB ram, CDROM, floppy, 2GB HDD, CG6
> > 501-2981 narrow scsi/10BaseT ethernet card
> > $10 + shipping
> > + Sun SparcStation 5, 85MHz, 128MB ram, CDROM, floppy, 2GB HDD, CG6
> > 501-2981 narrow scsi/10BaseT ethernet card
> > $15 + shipping
> > + Sun SparcStation 5, 85MHz, 128MB ram, floppy, 2GB HDD, CG6,
> > 501-2981 narrow scsi/10BaseT ethernet card
> > $20 + shipping
> >
> > + DEC DECstation 5000/200: R3000/25MHz, 40MB ram, PMAG-B framebuffer
> > $10 + shipping
> > + DEC DECstation 5000/240: R3400/40MHz, 64MB ram, PMAGB-B framebuffer
> > $15 + shipping
> > + DEC 3000/300LX: 125MHz 61064 Alpha, 32MB RAM, 4GB HDD
> > $20 + shipping
> > + DEC 3000/300: 150MHz 61064 Alpha, 64MB RAM, 4GB HDD
> > $25 + shipping
> > + DEC VAXstation 3100 m38: 2 memory boards (16-24MB ram), 500MB HDD,
>> OpenVMS 7.2 installed (Hobbyist version from Montagar)
>> $15 + shipping
>>
>> + 4x"MBR Systems, Inc" S-100 systems - various CPU, RAM, some A/D
>> cards, a video/keyboard interface card, in a 4-5U rackmount case with
>> the keyboard mounted on the front. Most have 40-48kB ram and some
>> EPROMs shoved into a 64kB static ram card.
>> $20 ea + shipping
>>
>> + SGI IRIS 4D/80 (030-0122 / IP4.5) CPU board with 16MB ram - I no
>> longer had the room for the machine, so it went away and I kept the
>> cpu and some VME cards from it.
>> $5 + shipping
>>
>> + 24x"66 block" telephone connection blocks wired together as 100x2
>> connections... I picked these up pretty cheaply for no good reason
>> : ) 3 for $5 + shipping
>>
>> I prefer shipping via FEDEX, is from zip 47906. I'll take payment
>> via PayPal or Check... I'll give you the address when you ask me for
>> the item (if you've won it).
>>
>> If you prefer to trade me something for the above, here's what I'm
>> looking for:
>>
>> + Unibus (w/toggles) PDP-11 (this is worth multiple items, of
>> course... I'd probably even be willing to pay something for this)
>> + Parts for above PDP-11
>> + Seagate ST-251 and ST-225 hard drives (working)
> > + DEC RL02 disk packs (non-red shock indicator)
>> + KA-660 CPU board and cab kit for a vax 4k/200 (S-handles)
>>
>>
>> Pat
>
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