rbthomas@frogpond.rutgers.edu (Rick Thomas) (04/04/91)
April 3, 1991 To: Whom it may Concern From: Rick Thomas, Manager, SRAC Subject: Request for Proposals for Sale of Convex C1/XP Mini-Supercomputer The College of Engineering Supercomputer Remote Access Center wishes to sell its Convex C1/XP mini-supercomputer, since we can no longer afford to pay the maintenance costs. The equipment being offered for sale is as follows: Model # Description ======= =========================================== 6472-00 Convex C1/XP Supercomputer CPU DKC-002 Multibus Disk Controller DKD-006 434MByte Winchester Disk Drive ETH-002 Ethernet Controller EXP-001 Expansion Cabinet, 19-inch EXP-102 Expansion Cabinet, 19-inch for Mag Tape MBC-001 Multibus Control Unit MEM-001 16 Mbyte Memory Board (qty 2) MIOP-001 Multibus Input/Output Processor MTC-001 Magnetic Tape Controller MTD-001 Medium Performance Tape drive (6250/1600 BPI) VDU-001 Video Display Unit (system console) All equipment is presently under Convex maintenance and will continue so until June 30, 1991. The terms of sale are that Purchaser must pay all shipping and associated costs. Also, the SRAC reserves the right to find that no proposal is suitable, and therefor not to sell the equipment at this time. ======================================================================== Rick Thomas, Manager Supercomputer Remote Access Center, Rm D117 Rutgers University, College of Engineering Brett and Bowser Roads Piscataway, NJ 08855-0909 Phone: (908) 932-4301 Internet: rbthomas@jove.rutgers.edu UUCP: {any backbone site}!rutgers!rbthomas Alternate UUCP: {convex|c1apple|karna}!kingtut!rbthomas "Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run." -- Mark Twain ========================================================================
rbthomas@frogpond.rutgers.edu (Rick Thomas) (05/10/91)
For Sale -- Convex C1/XP Mini-Supercomputer The Rutgers University College of Engineering Supercomputer Remote Access Center wishes to sell its Convex C1/XP mini-supercomputer, since we can no longer afford to pay the maintenance costs. The equipment being offered for sale is as follows: Model # Description ======= =========================================== 6472-00 Convex C1/XP Supercomputer CPU DKC-002 Multibus Disk Controller DKD-006 434MByte Winchester Disk Drive ETH-002 Ethernet Controller EXP-001 Expansion Cabinet, 19-inch EXP-102 Expansion Cabinet, 19-inch for Mag Tape MBC-001 Multibus Control Unit MEM-001 16 Mbyte Memory Board (qty 2) MIOP-001 Multibus Input/Output Processor MTC-001 Magnetic Tape Controller MTD-001 Medium Performance Tape drive (6250/1600 BPI) VDU-001 Video Display Unit (system console) All equipment is presently under Convex maintenance and will con- tinue so until June 30, 1991. The terms of sale are that the equipment is offered for sale only as a unit, and purchaser must pay all shipping and associated costs. Also, the SRAC reserves the right to find that no proposal is suitable, and therefor not to sell the equipment at this time.
dik@cwi.nl (Dik T. Winter) (05/12/91)
Selling Convex C1's must be the rage at this moment. So many to choose from :-). -- dik t. winter, cwi, amsterdam, nederland dik@cwi.nl
charles@convex.com (Dave Charles) (05/13/91)
In <3503@charon.cwi.nl> dik@cwi.nl (Dik T. Winter) writes: >Selling Convex C1's must be the rage at this moment. So many to choose >from :-). >-- Must be because of the announcement that the new C3's are available...
sgombosi@isis.cs.du.edu (Stephen O. Gombosi) (05/13/91)
In article <3503@charon.cwi.nl> dik@cwi.nl (Dik T. Winter) writes: >Selling Convex C1's must be the rage at this moment. So many to choose >from :-). Yeah, and if you rip out all those messy wires, they make GREAT stereo cabinets! :-) - Steve Gombosi sgombosi@isis.cs.du.edu
haw30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Henry A Worth) (05/15/91)
In article <charles.674139569@convex.convex.com> charles@convex.com (Dave Charles) writes: >In <3503@charon.cwi.nl> dik@cwi.nl (Dik T. Winter) writes: > >>Selling Convex C1's must be the rage at this moment. So many to choose >>from :-). >>-- > > Must be because of the announcement that the new C3's are > available... Or, perhaps Convex has significantly raised the price on maintenance contracts or even dropped support altogether? If so, it may be more cost effective for these users to step up to the newer model, or to step out to the new high-end workstations. -- Henry Worth -- haw30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com No, I don't speak for Amdahl -- I'm not even sure I speak for myself.
swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) (05/17/91)
In article <1991May13.140811.13331@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> sgombosi@isis.UUCP (Stephen O. Gombosi) writes: [...] >Yeah, and if you rip out all those messy wires, they make GREAT stereo >cabinets! :-) > >- Steve Gombosi sgombosi@isis.cs.du.edu Wires? We don't need no steenking wires. You must be thinking of Cray. (Convex uses backplanes for board interconnects) -- _. --Steve ._||__ Warren v\ *| V