[lca2018-chat] Old server available - offers?

[Oliver]

On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 11:43 PM, Jill Rowling <jillr at speleonics.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Oliver,
>
> Mike thinks somewhere around $1000 but I think a near offer would be good.

I was thinking more on the lines of $100. I was interested because we
(the ppc64 kernel team) still support the G5 processor and it would be
nice to have a rackmount chassis for our CI setup. However we still
have a few desktops that do the job and $1000 is a bit too steep for a
decade old server.

Oliver

> The
> spare parts kit contains a main logic board and "other parts" (according to the
> outside of the box); there is also a small rack mounting kit and helpful
> documentation. Also a Mac Xserve  distro in box with CD and manual.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jill
>
> Quoting Oliver <oohall at gmail.com>:
>
>> How much were you thinking and what's in the spare parts kit?
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 12:38 PM, Jill Rowling <jillr at speleonics.com.au>
>> wrote:
>> > Back at the LCA conference in Canberra I thought I would ask if anyone
>> was
>> > interested in an Apple Mac Xserve. One person was slightly interested but
>> it's
>> > not free.
>> >
>> > IU rack mount, no video, runs OSX, comes with an original kit of spare
>> parts and
>> > disks. Power PC chip, 8 GB RAM.
>> > It originally cost me about A$2500 and was setup as a web server.
>> >
>> > Any offers?
>> > Getting OSX onto it was an interesting exercise in remote installation...
>> >
>> > Its main use would be if your organisation already has one and needs
>> another for
>> > spare parts etc.
>> >
>> > It's too big to carry and is in Thornleigh, a suburb of Sydney.
>> > Thornleigh pickup only.
>> >
>> > Jill
>> >
>> > Jill Rowling
>> >
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>
>
> Jill
>
> Jill Rowling