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Article #34Alliant FX/80 - For Sale
From: Steve Hare
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 1990 16:34
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 1990 16:34
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The Computer Science Department at Purdue University is selling an
Alliant FX/80 computer system. The configuration of this system is as
follows :
FX/80 System Building Block with 3 ACE's
Peripheral Building Block
SMD Controller
Ethernet Controller
16 Line Communications Controller
Master Console
Dot Matrix Printer
FX/Fortran
16 User Concentrix License
NFS for FX/80 (up to 3 ACE's)
Multiuser FX/C License
This system includes 32 megabytes of memory, 2 IP's, 256K CE cache,
Telex 9-track tape drive, and 1 gigabyte of disk space. This machine has
been maintained by Alliant for the past two years and was orginally an
FX/8 which was upgraded.
We are asking $60,000 for this machine and will consider all serious
offers. Please direct inquiries to me 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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Quantity Model Description
1 B511 FX/8 System Building Block includes:
Advanced Computational Element
32 MB Memory module
256 KB CPC
32 KB IPC
System floppy disk and controller
System VME IP 68020
System cabinet
Multibus Memory Module
1 P503 Peripheral Building Block includes:
Tri-Density Tape Drive
Magnetic Tape Controller
Two (2) 550 MB Disks
VME SMD Disk Controller
VME Interactive Processor
VME Multibus Chassis
2 E102 Advanced Computational Element
1 M404 VME Communicational Controller (16 line)
1 K002 19" Expansion Cabinet
1 M102 VME SMD Controller
1 M506 VME Ethernet Controller
2 E404 VME Interactive Processor (68020)
1 M202 VME Tape Controller
1 P302 Dot Matrix Printer
1 P305 Video Terminal
1 S102 Concentrix
1 L103 FX/Fortran
1 C102 NFS
1 L303 FX/C
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System Configuration for FX80 hercules.cs.purdue.edu (serial # 181 ):
Memory Size = 32 Mb
CE-Cache Size = 256 Kb
User Memory = 25.8 Mb
Paging File = 134.1 Mb
Swapping File = 109.7 Mb
Number of IPs = 2
M020/VME = 0/2
Number of CEs = 3
Detach/Attach = 0/3
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