[hackpgh-discuss] Re: Old Cobalt Raq4 (not the SUN version)
- From: Chris Teodorski <chris.teodorski@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:19:15 -0500
if you don't want the drives...I'll leave them at the shop driveless.
If you want the drives, you'll have to wait a couple days till I can
wipe them.
Chris
On 1/21/11, j. eric townsend <jet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'll take them if nobody else wants them. I'm looking for some
> cases/power supplies.
>
> --jet
>
>
> On 1/21/11 11:39, Chris Teodorski wrote:
>> Okay since no one responded with any interest in them -- to the
>> recycle heap they go...
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Derrick Brashear<shadow@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>> if it's the linux version, it looks like you can debianize it reasonably
>>> easily.
>>> http://www.timntina.com/debian-sarge-cobalt-install
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Chris Teodorski
>>> <chris.teodorski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> I have a pair of recently retired old Cobalt Raq4 servers here that
>>>> were destined for the scrap heap -- I saved them, but now after some
>>>> research and some fiddling, I think I should have just let them die --
>>>> but before I did, I wanted to make sure we didn't have some use for
>>>> them...
>>>>
>>>> These are the old version from the original Cobalt company (later
>>>> acquired by SUN). From what I've read the SUN versions are pretty
>>>> hackable - - these, not so much. I do have the recovery CD so they
>>>> can be installed with the original software (although it's an ancient
>>>> kernel, a customized version of RedHat).
>>>>
>>>> Anyways - if anyone can think of a use for these -- I'll salvage them
>>>> and bring them to the space -- otherwise, off to the recyclers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Derrick
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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> J. Eric Townsend
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