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  • From: Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
  • To: SM-Discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] possible free sun hardware
  • Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:59:06 -0800

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Jeremy Blosser wrote:
> These come across my desk every so often and only a few actually come
> through, so consider this just a possible thing for now:
>
> "so -- I know someone whose compoany is trying to unload a few Sun e4500s.
> (6proc Sun servers) too much for me to run powerwise. (15proc capable
> system here) and it has no drives. No idea what that would cost to get.
> It's a big monster too. I'd guestimate it's at least 4U."
>
> I don't have anywhere to put something this size right now, nor time to
> deal with Sun arch stuff. Is anyone interested in grabbing this to work on
> SMGL porting? Cost would basically be whatever it took to get it shipped
> to you.

I currently have access to a Sun Ultra 5 and a Sun Ultra 10, but more
Sun architecture would be nice. ;) If I don't tell Adrienne about then
we'll have plenty of room. :)

I plan on doing more work to get my SPARC running SMGL in the future,
since I'd like it to be used rather than an expensive and inefficient
heater.

- -sandalle

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Eric Sandall | Source Mage GNU/Linux Developer
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