🚀 go-pugleaf

pollock@milton.u.washington.edu (Joe Pollock) writes:


>Well, the MV will be going to the WA Surplus Agency for disposal. We looked
>all over for someone to take this machine in on trade for something newer,
>the only way we can recover any value from the transaction.  If it's sold
>outright, the money reverts to the State general fund...  None of the
>brokers called me back after I sent them the configuration.  After looking
>at the latest used equipment sales sheets, I can see why.

>An MV/10000 CPU with 8Meg of memory now sells for $750.  The battery 
>backup supplies are worth more than the CPU.  I found I could duplicate
>the system on the used market for <$8100, for a system that cost over
>$350,000 when purchased.

>The problem with selling this puppy is the cost of relicensing the 
>software - that's more than the cost of the system. So, I guess it 
>would only be of interest to someone who wanted to part it out.

>Joe Pollock
>The Evergreen State College

What about retaining the cpu boards ? Licenses seem to be coupled to the
CPU only. ( Old licenses never die, they just fade ... )

   Jens