anyone looking for a used IBM 704?

[Rusty Carruth]

> 
> I picked up a used IBM PC Server 704 with two Pentium Pro 200/512k CPUs,
> 256MB RAM, 8 x 4.3GB fast/wide SCSI HDs, dual 430W hot-swap power supplies,
> e-net.  Very clean.  

cool.  is it 10/100 enet or just wimpy old 10?

> I haven't powered it up yet, but supposedly it was
> removed from service in fully operational condition.  You could set it up
> as a server in your living room disguised as an end table / air filtration
> system :-)  It's probably got Win NT loaded on it.  I think it's got a RAID
> controller in it, too.
> 
> I realize you can get this kind of power in a $800 PC today, but there are
> folks who will only buy things that are built like Sherman Tanks and have
> the letters "I.B.M." on them.  Do you know anybody like that?

Well, unfortunately I.B.M used to mean 3x the price too ;-)

> Also, does anybody know which Linux build would work best on this system,
> in case I decide to use it as an email server?

Well, if it were mine (hint ;-), I'd probably put either Mandrake 7.2
or mandrake 8.0 on it.  If I were going to use it as a server, anyway.
I'm considering going back to a more configurable distro if what happened
from 7.2 to 8.0 is permanent - I'm very displeased with how my Mandrake
Freq. install went (course, it WAS an old P100, but still, I had a real
pain of a time getting it to configure the drives the way I wanted).

(This email is sent both direct and via the list.  What's the price you're
hoping to get for this thing? (send answer to either list or private,
your choice)).

(of course, *I*'ll probably just end up using my nifty keeno dual P90
server instead, since you'll want real money for yours ;-)

rc