Someone I know is getting rid of a SunFire V880. It's a big computer. According to the owner " Its fully loaded. All power supplies. All CPU's and all memory slots filled. Its maxed out." If you are interested, let me know and I will send you the guys email address I think he gives in queens or westchester -Chris
The "Smallest" of the V880 series fills like 1/4 of a server rack, there are some models that are a full rack tall as well.. According to the specs, the max ram (depending on the model), is between 16gb to 438gb, up to 8 processors (750Mhz to 1.2Ghz).. So yes, it's QUITE a big box.. I wonder if I could play DOOM on it.. LOL On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 5:26 PM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Someone I know is getting rid of a SunFire V880. It's a big computer. According to the owner " Its fully loaded. All power supplies. All CPU's and all memory slots filled. Its maxed out."
If you are interested, let me know and I will send you the guys email address
I think he gives in queens or westchester
-Chris
-- Normal Person: Hey, it seems that you know a lot. Geek: To be honest, it's due to all the surfing I do. Normal Person: So you go surfing? Normal Person: But I don't think that has anything to do with knowing a lot... Geek: I think that's wrong on a fundamental level. Normal Person: Huh? Huh? What?
On 12/11/2016 09:32 AM, Joseph Oprysko via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
The "Smallest" of the V880 series fills like 1/4 of a server rack, there are some models that are a full rack tall as well.. According to the specs, the max ram (depending on the model), is between 16gb to 438gb, up to 8 processors (750Mhz to 1.2Ghz)..
There's only one size of V880 chassis; that's what makes it a V880. They take up a bit less than half a rack, if rack-mounted. Nearly all of them are on casters, though.
So yes, it's QUITE a big box..
Eh, it can be moved without a forklift. You should've seen the four Sun Fire 6800s that were here for awhile. They weigh just over half a ton.
I wonder if I could play DOOM on it.. LOL
Uh, no. ;) My Core-i7 Extreme desktop is only *just* able to keep up with a 1.2GHz V480, which is the same as a V880 but a smaller chassis, which only takes up to four CPUs. Don't underestimate the amount of real work one of these boxes can do; this isn't a toy "vintage collectible" Sun. Give it another ten years for that. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On 12/11/2016 09:32 AM, Joseph Oprysko via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
The "Smallest" of the V880 series fills like 1/4 of a server rack
Here is a pic of it in my friends vehicle http://imgur.com/TpBXG7m Here is a closeup of the label http://imgur.com/cTr06mM If you want it I can give you his email. I think he is just giving it away.
I'd love to take it. But my wife would murderize me. She already says there's too much tech in the house. While I'd love to have it sit around as a nice server, it's probably too much computer for a 2 bedroom apartment with 4 people living in it. So unfortunately I have to pass. I mean I have room in my storage unit, but I'd rather see it go somewhere that it would be used. On Monday, December 12, 2016, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On 12/11/2016 09:32 AM, Joseph Oprysko via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
The "Smallest" of the V880 series fills like 1/4 of a server rack
Here is a pic of it in my friends vehicle
Here is a closeup of the label
If you want it I can give you his email. I think he is just giving it away.
-- Normal Person: Hey, it seems that you know a lot. Geek: To be honest, it's due to all the surfing I do. Normal Person: So you go surfing? Normal Person: But I don't think that has anything to do with knowing a lot... Geek: I think that's wrong on a fundamental level. Normal Person: Huh? Huh? What?
If we completely strike out in finding it a home, if someone can get it here (or at least to safety in the meantime) I am willing to put it into storage here at LSSM, and unveil it in a couple of years (when it's closer to "vintage") in the under-construction UNIX workstation/server exhibit floor. -Dave On 12/13/2016 10:01 PM, Joseph Oprysko via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I'd love to take it. But my wife would murderize me. She already says there's too much tech in the house. While I'd love to have it sit around as a nice server, it's probably too much computer for a 2 bedroom apartment with 4 people living in it. So unfortunately I have to pass. I mean I have room in my storage unit, but I'd rather see it go somewhere that it would be used.
On Monday, December 12, 2016, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On 12/11/2016 09:32 AM, Joseph Oprysko via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
The "Smallest" of the V880 series fills like 1/4 of a server rack
Here is a pic of it in my friends vehicle
Here is a closeup of the label
If you want it I can give you his email. I think he is just giving it away.
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 10:01 PM, Joseph Oprysko via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I'd love to take it. But my wife would murderize me. She already says there's too much tech in the house.
My EX wife used to say the same thing.
If no one wants it I will post to ClassicCMP. I wanted to offer it to the group first
On 12/14/2016 08:31 AM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 10:01 PM, Joseph Oprysko via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I'd love to take it. But my wife would murderize me. She already says there's too much tech in the house.
My EX wife used to say the same thing.
Bravo! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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