[parisc-linux] Linux on R947X?

[robert.holmberg@idobath.com]

Stan Sieler wrote:

>> I believe we are talking about a 947RX which is the MPe equivalent of
the
>> G30.
> Yes.

Checking the label of the box, yes. My memory must have failed me.. :) It
is running MPe/iX, but I'm not touching it. Maybe I shouldn't be, but VMS
and SCO-Unix have left me scared to death of vendor-specific OSes.

> And, of course, you're giving up a lot more turning an HP 3000 into a
Linux
> box than you are when turning an HP 9000 into a Linux box :-)

Yes, the only time its been down in the last three years was a month ago
when the serverroom cooing failed and the power was cut when the
temperatute rose too much. I seriously wonder if the W2K servers supposed
to replace it will even get close to this kind of reliability.

> Seriously, if he has a 947RX, he might be able to resell it.

If we won't be able to use it after it goes out of production service this
fall, this would be the general idea, yes. Who would be buying and what
should they be paying?

> As far as selling a 922?   It's a very old HP 3000, and has little or no
> market value :( (By "little or no", I mean: you'll be lucky to sell it
for $50.)

I know it isn't exactly worth its weight in anything else than sweat
(carrying it), but how about the sex appeal? That must count for something!
:-)

Robert.