[tech] (fwd) extra xp1000's

[Simon Fryer]

Bingle

> A while ago mustang at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au_no.spam.please_ tapped:

> >  http://www.compaq.com/products/workstations/xp1000/index.html
> >
> > Tech specs
> > 500mhx alpha 21264 processor
> > 9 gb, 10K rpm Wide Ultra Scsi
> > 256 mb ECC RAM 100mhz bus
> > Powerstorm 300 video card
> > 32x cdrom

*drool*

> If you are interested, follow the mailto.  I believe he is looking for
> 1700 US + tax.
> Chuck Weber
> 
> -- end of forwarded message --
> 
> 
> That's fucking cheap.
> An XP100 outta make a nice user box @ UCC. We can sell the powerstorm to engineering to
> offset some of the cost :)

Nice user box??? Fucking fast user box. This will take the shit out of 
everything we have for disk IO, memory IO (Memory bus twice as wide). The
only place it may be second to mussel is with two very CPU intensive
processes where the while process lives in cache. You have all read the
stats on how my alpha is still caining all but the overclocked duel
processor Celerons. I really think that UCC needs a non-intel user box.

If the funds are available (even if not easily) I think we should really
try and get one. 

See Ya
Simon

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