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Sequent S27 - FOR SALE

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From: Steve Hare
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 1990 14:29
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This is posted to this newsgroup due to the narrow interest and in case
Sequent users don't read misc.forsale.computers. 

The Computer Science Department at Purdue University is consolidated
two Sequent Computers into one cabinet and will be selling a small S27
configuration as follows:

S27 Building Block

  Powered main system cabinet
  Powered expansion cabinet
  1 Dual Processor board (2 CPU's)
  8MB ECC memory w/controller
  SCED card with ethernet interface
  1/4" streamer tape w/target adapter
  264MB disk w/DCC
  16 Asynchrounous ports
  16-user software and documentation

Additional hardware/software

  8 MB memory controller
  Dynix license upgrade 16-64 users
  Fortran
  NFS (2-6 CPU's)

This machine was delivered in October of 1987 and had a list price of
$155,260 at that time. We are asking $45,000 for this machine and will
consider all serious offers. For further information, please contact
me by e-mail at the address below.

Steve Hare	    Research Facilities Manager
Purdue University	   Computer Sciences Department
hare@cs.purdue.edu  (ARPA) 	...!purdue!hare  (UUCP)
317-494-7820
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From: hare@cs.purdue.EDU (Steve Hare)
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Subject: Sequent S27 - FOR SALE
Keywords: sequent, multiprocessor, dynix
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Date: 7 Sep 90 14:29:58 GMT
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