RS/6000; Was Re: Japanese computers

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Doc Shipley wrote:
> Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> 
>> Doc Shipley wrote:
>>
>>>   I can attest to that.  Pat Finnegan shipped me a 7013-591 last 
>>> year.  It's a deskside POWER RS/6000, roughly the size of a DEC BA123 
>>> chassis.  It's a reinforced composite frame, so much lighter than a 
>>> BA123.
>>
>>
>>
>> That's a *very* nice machine.  That's the IBM plastic which is 
>> stronger than steel.  8-)
> 
> 
>   Yes, and by the well-known principle of "like attracts like", I now 
> have 2 of them.  The second has 2GB RAM, FWD SCSI, and 10/100 ethernet. 
>  It and an F40 cost me $50.

I've been looking for a well-priced 595 for a while.  Although a newish 
rack model would do too.

Peace...  Sridhar