[CS-FSLUG] Door stop?

JD Runyan Lists at RunyanRants.Net
Thu Jul 7 21:25:51 CDT 2005


Ed Hurst wrote:
> On my front porch sits an ancient server. Somebody brought it to my 
> house, thinking I might cannibalize the parts and leave him the case to 
> use for storage. This monster is about 27x19x22 inches (70x48x56 cm), 
> sits on four casters and weighs about 160 pounds (73kg). It's an IBM 
> Netfinity 7000, Type 8651-RMO. The two SCSIs are missing. The mobo 
> sports 2-Type8 sockets, one filled, but I don't know with what -- I 
> understand it ranges between 133-300Mhz. There are three removable power 
> supplies.
> 
> Turns out too many parts are specialized for just that box, which has 
> welded partitions in it. He realized he couldn't use it and let me keep 
> it. What could I do with it? I don't even have a power cord that fits 
> this beast; the three prongs are horizontal, unlike the vertical ones in 
> desktop models. Whether it works remains a question.
> 
Shooting range comes to mind




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