IBM 9674/2 on epay

[Patrick Finnegan]

On Tuesday 19 July 2005 10:18, Heinz Wolter wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5789088559&categor
>y=11215&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1
>
> pretty good condition for 250$ and comes with a FC interface.
> anybody know if this 9674 is capable of operating as a 9672?
> Looks like a general G5 machine - but sold as a coupling facility
> only? does that mean no expanded memory? would it make a nice little
> linux box...

This machine looks more like a G2 (R2/R3) box... It's definitely not a 
G5/6 (G5 coupling facilities are 9672 boxes), or G3/4 since I've seen 
all of those.

Coupling facility means that the software on the laptop prevents you 
from using cards other than the coupling links (ISCM/ISCD boards).  In 
theory, it's possible to upgrade a coupling facility to a normal 
machine, but you might need IBM to help you with that.  I'm currently 
trying to do that with my new G5, and it's being a pain in the ass 
about it. :)

By the way, those aren't fiberchannel interfaces, those are coupling 
facility links, don't expect to hook fiberchannel up to that machine.

In any case, G2's aren't officially supported by Linux, though they do 
work (with emulated IEEE floating point), just kinda slowly.

Pat
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