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Grex Staff Notes: Computer Equipment for Sale or Swap

For a more complete and current list of equipment on hand (much of which we'd be happy to part with) see our inventory database.

Currently this page features a large number of Sun 3 parts and Sun 4/260 parts, a complete "Roadrunner" system, and all the cards for a Sun 4/370.

Many of the Sun 3 parts are actually made by "ComputerVision," a company that made Sun 3 clones. There don't seem to have been all that many of these made, but in our experience they were perfectly good machines. We still run one of our 4/670 machines out of a ComputerVision chassis.

The Sun 4/260 parts were used for our main system into a year or so ago. We had lots of spares and spent a lot of time rotating them through the system while trying to figure out why the system was flakey. It turned out to be a bad power supply, and after that the system was quite solid, so we believe that the VME cards are all OK.

The "Roadrunner" was given to us, and was set up for use by one of our staff members, but it was never used. We had to replace the Dallas clock chip, whose battery had run down. It is possible that it needs a new one by now. For info on "roadrunners," see the 386i FAQ.

The 4/370 boards came with a VME chassis we bought. We never really used it, but it booted and run just fine at the time, so the CPU card, at least, works.

Most of this stuff has been sitting around for a while since we last used it, and we don't really have the staff time to do a lot of testing, so we can't warrantee it. However, if it proves non-functional within the first month after you buy it, we'll take it back for a refund.

We haven't gone through and set prices for all this. Make us an offer, or ask us for a price by sending mail to help@grex.org. If you are interested in swapping, or if you or your company have some equipment you'd like to donate for a tax deduction, some of the kinds of things we are looking for are listed on our wish list page.

Some of this stuff isn't worth the cost of shipping it anywhere, so it is probably only worth your trouble if you are somewhere near Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Note: Grex is a non-profit organization staffed by volunteers and dedicated to running a public-access conferencing system. We are not in the business of buying and selling Sun parts. If it isn't listed here, we don't have it, and can't get it. Don't ask.

Sun 386i/150 "Roadrunner" System

Sun 3 Parts
Manf.Part NumberSerial
Number
DescriptionLast Use
by Grex
ComputerVision?? 12-slot VME chassis (power supply dubious)Sun 3
ComputerVision966-00703-2 REV GB8480552 Sun 3 CPUSun 3
ComputerVision966-00703-2 REV HB9160317 Sun 3 CPUSun 3
ComputerVision966-00703 REV G12389 Sun 3 CPUnever
ComputerVision966-00704-2 REV BF9180872 8M memory for 3/2xx?
ComputerVision966-00704-2 REV BF9200770 8M memory for 3/2xxnever
ComputerVision966-00704-2 REV BB9180508 8M memory for 3/2xxnever
ComputerVision966-00704 REV B19261 8M memory for 3/2xxnever
ComputerVision966-00150-2 REV GB8450404 GFB1/GFB2never
ComputerVision966-00150 REV CB9080278 GFB1/GFB2never
ComputerVision966-00290 REV AB9140027 GPUIInever
ComputerVision966-00290 REV AB9160667 GPUIInever
ComputerVision966-00285 REV CB8470120 SMPL-2 SCSI controllerSun 3
ComputerVision966-00285 REV CB8470108 SMPL-2 SCSI controller?
ComputerVision966-00285-2 REV DB9210081 SMPL-2 SCSI controllernever
ComputerVision966-00285-2 REV DB9210087 SMPL-2 SCSI controller?
Sun501-120902183 3/110 CPUnever
Sun501-110504723 FPAnever
Sun501-110214688 8M Memory for 3/2xx, 3/4xx or 4/2xxnever
Sun501-110210845 8M Memory for 3/2xx, 3/4xx or 4/2xxnever
Sun501-105402248 Multibus-VME Adapter with Xylogics SMD disk controllerSun 3
Sun501-116604722 Xylogics 451 SMD controller in Multibus-VME adapternever

Sun 4/260 Parts
Manf.Part NumberSerial
Number
DescriptionLast Use
by Grex
Sun501-127407391 4/2xx CPU with FPC-6/4Sun 4/260 (2/7/99)
Sun501-127404742 4/2xx CPU with FPC-6/4Sun 4/260
Sun501-127405834 4/2xx CPU with FPC-6/4Sun 4/260
Sun501-121710813 SCSI controller, externalSun 4/260 (2/7/99)
Sun501-113806276 SCSI controller, externalSun 4/260
Sun501-116702149 SCSI controller, external/internalnever
Sun501-120301502 ALM-2 cardSun 4/260
Sun501-120301682 ALM-2 cardSun 4/260
Sun501-120309493 ALM-2 cardSun 4/260
Sun501-125403741 32M Memory for 4/2xxSun 4/260
Sun501-125404213 32M Memory for 4/2xxSun 4/260 (2/7/99)
Sun501-125401950 32M Memory for 4/2xx (may be flakey)Sun 4/260
Sun501-1451011054 32M Memory for 3/4xx or 4/2xx (may be flakey)Sun 4/260
Sun501-1451001573 32M Memory for 3/4xx or 4/2xxSun 4/260
Sun501-1451002892 32M Memory for 3/4xx or 4/2xxSun 4/260
Sun501-1855009217 ISP-80 IPI controllernever
Sun501-1855009100 ISP-80 IPI controllernever

Document History:

Feb 11, 1999: Jan Wolter (janc) - Initial Version.