Re: [Sheflug] Compaq kit giweaway

["Ian Wright" <nospam [at] iw63.freeserve.co.uk>]

Hi Matthew,

I'm interested but just how big is 'big'?

Ian
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Ian W. Wright
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Collins" <matthew [at] janes.demon.co.uk>
To: <sheflug [at] vuw.ac.nz>
Sent: 22 October 2000 17:19
Subject: [Sheflug] Compaq kit giweaway


> I've got some Compaq kit from work, that is no longer used. A couple of
> bits of it is a prosignia server with external raid array box +
> controller.
> The prosignia server has got a 486 in it, I'm not sure of the amount of
> memory.
> It's an EISA machine, so it's got ISA and EISA slots in it.
> The raid array has got 4 or 5 1 gig drives in it.
> 
> Now these are big, noisy boxes, but if anybody wants them, just let me
> know.
> Linux support for Compaq kit is quite good. I don't know what the
> support or the raid controller or the SCSI interface is like.
> 
> Heck I don't even know if the machine works. I've booted it, but not
> without the extra memory in it.
> 
> If anybody wants it let me know. The kit will be going down the tip
> soon, after the removal of the drives which I might find a use for.
> 
> If anybody wants it I'll give them the drives and the extra memory
> (128mb Compaq or something like that).
> 
> You pick it up and it's yours.
> Matthew Collins
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