Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 11:10:40 -0600 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: "Christopher R. Bowman" <crb@ChrisBowman.com> Cc: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com>, smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: good deal on hardware Message-ID: <199805231710.LAA10626@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 23 May 1998 12:24:35 EDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.980523122249.282A-100000@quark.ChrisBowman.com>
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Hi,
> On Sat, 23 May 1998, Peter Dufault wrote:
>
> >> ------- Forwarded Message
> >>
> >> I just ordered a second one of these $800 boxes yesterday, and I think
> >> they still have a thousand left in stock (that's with just the single
> >> PPro, of course, for SMP you'd have to buy another processor). I
> >> imagine it is to my advantage to have many many of these sold to
> >> freebsd folks, as it will increase the number of people interested
> >> in freebsd support for them :-)
> >
> >Given John Dyson's warning about the second CPU, can you comment
> >about the requirements on the second processor? I checked and
> >Insight doesn't list 200MHz PIIs, and the 233 MHz they list says
> >512K cache instead of the 256K on the Toshiba (I don't follow the
> >CPU hardware closely and wouldn't know a misprint if I saw one).
> >I'm reluctant to get a good deal on the box if I have to buy two
> >new CPUS for it instead of 1.
> >
> >If many people are looking at this it is worth asking Insight about
> >the cost of a "12 pack" (or 25 or whatever) with a second compatable
> >CPU.
>
> This is a Pentium PRO system, you are going to need a second pentium pro,
> a pentium II or MMX won't work. As I recall, Insight didn't sell lone
> Pentium Pro processors.
I forwarded the mail from current to smp as it looked of interest to that
group. I have no knowledge of the particular box being discussed, but
the price looked good.
pentium pros are more forgiving as to mixed revs than the pentiums were,
but it can still be a problem with early silicon. Current pricing at atipa:
Intel Pentium Pro 200 256K $425 Heat Sink/Fan $13
Intel Pentium Pro 180 256K $169 Heat Sink/Fan $13
The price on the 200 seems a bit steep...
I've been running a pair of 180's @ 200 for over a year now. One could buy
the
box and a pair of 180's and sell the original to someone else, or possibly
buy a pair of 200's and sell the original to someone else buying the same box.
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