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Article #318For Sale -- Convex C1/XP Mini-Supercomputer
From: Rick Thomas
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1991 20:52
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1991 20:52
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April 3, 1991
To: Whom it may Concern
From: Rick Thomas, Manager, SRAC
Subject: Request for Proposals for Sale of Convex C1/XP Mini-Supercomputer
The College of Engineering Supercomputer Remote Access Center
wishes to sell its Convex C1/XP mini-supercomputer, since we can
no longer afford to pay the maintenance costs.
The equipment being offered for sale is as follows:
Model # Description
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6472-00 Convex C1/XP Supercomputer CPU
DKC-002 Multibus Disk Controller
DKD-006 434MByte Winchester Disk Drive
ETH-002 Ethernet Controller
EXP-001 Expansion Cabinet, 19-inch
EXP-102 Expansion Cabinet, 19-inch for Mag Tape
MBC-001 Multibus Control Unit
MEM-001 16 Mbyte Memory Board (qty 2)
MIOP-001 Multibus Input/Output Processor
MTC-001 Magnetic Tape Controller
MTD-001 Medium Performance Tape drive (6250/1600 BPI)
VDU-001 Video Display Unit (system console)
All equipment is presently under Convex maintenance and will continue
so until June 30, 1991.
The terms of sale are that Purchaser must pay all shipping and
associated costs. Also, the SRAC reserves the right to find that
no proposal is suitable, and therefor not to sell the equipment
at this time.
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Rick Thomas, Manager
Supercomputer Remote Access Center, Rm D117
Rutgers University, College of Engineering
Brett and Bowser Roads
Piscataway, NJ 08855-0909
Phone: (908) 932-4301
Internet: rbthomas@jove.rutgers.edu
UUCP: {any backbone site}!rutgers!rbthomas
Alternate UUCP: {convex|c1apple|karna}!kingtut!rbthomas
"Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre,
but they are more deadly in the long run." -- Mark Twain
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