prices for used SGI onyx??????
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used SGI onyx box. and I've been wanting to get one so that I can learn
about them. I wonder if anyone could give me a ballpark figure as to how
much it might be worth? I can't find prices anywhere on the web. Here are
the specs...
4-200MHz R4400 CPUs
2GB RAM
2- IO4 boards with SCSI and FDDI mezzanine cards
RE2 graphics pipe
Vigra Sound
Sirius Video
4-9GB full-height SCSI HVD disks
6-4GB half-height SCSI HVD disks.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Onxy Rackmount m/n R45804RE Dual Power supplies Card Cage 1: Slot 1:
030-0264-004 Rev.B - Slot 2: 505X2 Power Assemblies 030-0318-003 Rev.B -
Slot 4: Contains same as Slot 2 - Slot 5: Ebus Power 030-0380-004 Rev.B -
Card Cage 2: Slot 1: 030-0614-106 Rev. B - Slot 3: IP19 Assembly #
030-0653-001 Rev.C - Slot 5: Daughter Card - Mez_SCIP 030-0527-508 Rev.C -
Daughter Card - 030-0242-006-Rev.A - Mother Card - 030-0815-002 - Slot 6:
Contains same as Slot 5 - VIGRA Sound Card - 034-023-001 Rev.A - Sirus Video
Card - 030-0342-007 Rev.A - Sirus Video Box Model # CMNAS03 - Slot 16:
030-0325-005 Rev.A - Slot 17: 030-0223-011 Rev.A - Slot 21: 030-0360-001
Rev.A - System accessories include: 013-0208-001 6 port Serial I/O Rev.E -
050-0124-001 Rev.A
Garry Taylor
www.sgisun.com has a similar machine, but probably not as high a spec,
for $2200, so maybe a bit more than than this would be reasonable.
Garry
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>> Hello, I'm not reall up on SGI hardware but I have an opportunity to buy a
>> used SGI onyx box. and I've been wanting to get one so that I can learn
>> about them. I wonder if anyone could give me a ballpark figure as to how
>> much it might be worth? I can't find prices anywhere on the web. Here are
>> the specs...
>>
>> 4-200MHz R4400 CPUs
>> 2GB RAM
>> 2- IO4 boards with SCSI and FDDI mezzanine cards
>> RE2 graphics pipe
>> Vigra Sound
>> Sirius Video
>> 4-9GB full-height SCSI HVD disks
>> 6-4GB half-height SCSI HVD disks.
>>
>
>www.sgisun.com has a similar machine, but probably not as high a spec,
>for $2200, so maybe a bit more than than this would be reasonable.
>
I think that's a dangerous assumption .... electronics are different from
other objects : a $100,000 computer that doesn't work and can't be made
to work isn't worth ten dollars. Resale prices on complex equipment really
need to reflect the knowledge and abilities of the buyer and seller both.
To me, an Accramatic 900 complete would be worth about $500 because
I have a machine that uses that computer. To someone without the rest
of the machine it would be worthless. To someone with a broken Acc 900
that needed a spare part it might be worth $5,000. In the case of an SGI
computer, I'd think that a great part of the price you pay to a reputable
or other supplier is in the assurance that you're getting a complete, running,
guaranteed unit. If I were just getting a pile of parts I'd not be willing to pay
*nearly* that much. Conversely, if the box came from a company with a
reputation for good maintenance, someone would lead you by the hand
through its idiosyncracies and there is useful software included, perhaps
it could be worth even more than from a known reseller. It all depends ...
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