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- From: jstark@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Jens Stark)
- Subject: Re: MV/10000 for sale
- Organization: Point of Presence & MCS Hamburg
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 20:55:29 GMT
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- pollock@milton.u.washington.edu (Joe Pollock) writes:
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- >Well, the MV will be going to the WA Surplus Agency for disposal. We looked
- >all over for someone to take this machine in on trade for something newer,
- >the only way we can recover any value from the transaction. If it's sold
- >outright, the money reverts to the State general fund... None of the
- >brokers called me back after I sent them the configuration. After looking
- >at the latest used equipment sales sheets, I can see why.
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- >An MV/10000 CPU with 8Meg of memory now sells for $750. The battery
- >backup supplies are worth more than the CPU. I found I could duplicate
- >the system on the used market for <$8100, for a system that cost over
- >$350,000 when purchased.
-
- >The problem with selling this puppy is the cost of relicensing the
- >software - that's more than the cost of the system. So, I guess it
- >would only be of interest to someone who wanted to part it out.
-
- >Joe Pollock
- >The Evergreen State College
-
- What about retaining the cpu boards ? Licenses seem to be coupled to the
- CPU only. ( Old licenses never die, they just fade ... )
-
- Jens
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