> > is 4/480 good?
> >
So Chris said:
>
> Well, a 4/480 is a fucking excellent machine for a dodgy little university
> society that never does anything to own. In fact, four years ago or so it
> would have had a retail value of well over $250,000 for the config that you
> have at the moment.
>
> It's just the `80' bit I wince about - 4400 CPUs (that's where the 4/4xx bit
> comes from) aren't supported in an 80 series chassis or cage. So the model
> number - 4/480 - makes any self respecting pointyhead wince a lot. (4400s
> are really only supported in 70 or 90 series boxes. Hence 4/470 and 4/490
> models)
>
wow!
cor!
gosh!
um.... i've run out of words
i've yet to actually see this thing in the flesh - but i've got my
head-sharpener out so that i can fully appreciate it 8)
(btw - thanks a lot chris for your time/effort/etc)
cheers
peter
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