Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
20-07-2010, 19:30
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Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
Yes, i got two Nextra X1s and a Sparcstation 4 for free (just had to pay £18 postage).
What do i do with them 
Netra X1's
1GB RAM
600MHz CPU
40GB Tape Drive
Sparcstation 4
300MHz CPU
256MB RAM
20GB Tape Drive
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20-07-2010, 20:40
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
Errr...pass
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20-07-2010, 20:43
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
Give them to a Museum of Computing....
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20-07-2010, 20:45
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
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Give them to a Museum of Computing....
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LoL that did spring to mind but I was trying not to be rude 
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20-07-2010, 20:47
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
Well they were free :3 And will act as perfectly good servers (The netras). I dont see your problem with them :{
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20-07-2010, 21:12
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
carputer?
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20-07-2010, 21:51
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
file server, email servers, software firewall.. They are old but are perfectly capable of doing small server tasks
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20-07-2010, 23:26
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
wrap them up in fabric and use them as doorstops 
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21-07-2010, 00:11
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
Actually they'd make great little IRC servers 
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21-07-2010, 11:15
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
Could also use them for those "Don't Try This at Home" destructive tasks involving explosives, sledge hammers and dropping from great heights etc. :¬)
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21-07-2010, 11:59
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Re: Free Sun Netra X1s and Sparcstation
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Originally Posted by idontpirate
Well they were free :3 And will act as perfectly good servers (The netras). I dont see your problem with them :{
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They were perfectly good servers when they are new, they are probably perfectly capable of doing the job they did then but not a lot more 
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