[tech] Acquisition of the UCC's SGI O2

[Anil Sharma <Grand Poobah Maset>]

Hi Peter,

Our O2 is currently being evaluated to see if we can repair it, and at
what cost.  Hopefully this will be finished soon and we can get back to
you.

Cheers,
Anil Sharma.
UCC President 2001-2002.

On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Dreisiger, Peter wrote:

> 
> Hello there,
> 
> I'm writing about the O2 that the UCC has in store out at Shenton
> Park... Last year I talked to Mark Tearle (and one other member of
> the committee) about the O2, and whether it would be possible for
> me to acquire it.
> 
> Currently, I have a (working) SGI Crimson with a 150MHz R4400 CPU, 
> 112MB of RAM and about 2.4GB of internal disks, but as I've recently 
> moved into a smaller house, the Crimson (same case size as an Onyx)
> is now a bit too unwieldy for my liking. If I remember correctly, 
> the UCC's O2 has 64MB of RAM but doesn't power up at all.
> 
> So, what I was wondering was if the UCC would be willing to do a
> trade. I'd even be happy to drop the Crimson off at Cameron Hall
> myself (and yes, it would be for my own personal use).
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Peter