[ale] old HP9000 running Linux

[Tony Carter]

So I'm not the only one being yelled at by my wife about "junk"  
computers. I just threw away some 386 and 486 boxes, what more does she  
want from me ..

So, Geoffrey after reading the below comments, are you still interested?

-Tony



On Jun 22, 2004, at 4:40 PM, James P. Kinney III wrote:

> BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
>
> <twitch>
>
>
> <twitch>
>
>
> I wonder if I have another circuit open in my panel box? Hmm. I _could_
> unplug the dryer. _I_ don't use it....
>
> Ouch, dear! I was just checking the connection! Really! I didn't know
> there was a _computer_ that could plug in here...Ouch!...yes, dear...no
> more _big_ boxes...<mutter><twitch>
>
> On Tue, 2004-06-22 at 14:52, Dow Hurst wrote:
>> You want it James...
>>
>> Watch the HP as it swings back and forth....
>>
>> Your getting sleepier.....
>>
>> You are to not remember your married....
>>
>> Now, dream of the lab with the shiny HP purrrring away on 8 CPUs on  
>> your
>> latest compile....
>>
>> You want it....
>>
>> Now, go get that HP, and a new sleeping bag for the couch!
>> Dow
>>
>>
>> James P. Kinney III wrote:
>>> On Tue, 2004-06-22 at 10:49, Tony Carter wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello All,
>>>> I obtain a HP9000 T520 Corporate Business Server (8way processor  
>>>> 2gb of
>>>> RAM) about a year ago. My intent was to run Linux on this beast but  
>>>> I
>>>> never got around to rewiring my lab for 220v. Anyone have some space
>>>> that we could plug this puppy in and boot Linux on it? If so, I'll
>>>> donate it to ALE otherwise, I'm going to have to trash it.
>>>
>>>
>>> The T-class systems are not supported under the PaLinux stuff. That
>>> particular model is about the size of a refrigerator. It weighs  
>>> around
>>> 200lbs and will cost about $35/mo in electrical to keep it running.  
>>> It
>>> will run the cooling bill up as well. In short, it's a beast!
>>>
>>> That said, an 8-way system (even at 120MHz) is still pretty cool!  
>>> HPUX
>>> is a business system OS so it has few "fun" toys.Somewhere around my
>>> office I have a set of CD's HP sent me for installing gcc and gnome
>>> stuff onto an HPUX system. Old gnome stuff. Think RedHat 6.1. But it
>>> _still_ looks better than CDE!!
>>>
>>> **NOTE** I want to _stay_ married. Don't even _OFFER_ it to me!  
>>> <twitch>
>>> I can get away with sneaking in old SGI hardware. But HP stuff is on  
>>> the
>>> "sleeping on the couch" list.
>>>
>>>> -Tony
>>>>
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