Server space, SGI O2 drive sled, DEC 3000-300x (Pelican+)

[Scott Stevens]

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 21:54:53 -0400
Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com> wrote:

> Gary Sparkes wrote:
> 
> > First off, if anyone ever needs some server space to just dump
> > stuff, I've got about a gig of space I can dish out for files and
> > stuff, and ~15 gigs of b/w a month for usage, over charges are
> > negligable anyway, so feel happy to have fun with whatever you
> > upload (email me for info)
> > 
> > Also, I've got an O2 with all sorts of goodies (loaded with ram,
> > analog a/v board, etc) but no drive sled! I check ebay often but
> > (unless I'm doing something stupid) I don't see any.
> 
>    www.reputable.com generally has them.  The sleds I've seen on ePay 
> generally have disks on them and go for stupid money.  Reputable will 
> probably end up being cheaper.
> 
> 

I looked.  reputable.com wants $85 for a bare O2 sled.  That's a little
wedge of plastic with a tricky lever on it.  Ouch.  I paid $20 for each
for my O2's (missing the sled.)

Those are legitimate prices for SGI hardware, for business use.  But
we're hobbyists here.

O2 sleds on eBay don't get bid up that high in my observation, btw.