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Hello people,

I am a newbie to AIX , just cleared AIX test 191 , was practising on a
old (leased from a friend)powerstation 220 for the test.

Now i am interested in getting a used RS6000 machine as i planning to
load AIX 5L, version5.1 on it and add it to my home network . of a
linux/2K setup. This machine will be mainly used to learn RS6000
installation/configuration(which i already know to an extent),
internetworkign with linux and windows platforms.

I found IBM RS6000 43P-100 100mhz/160mb/2.2GB/FD/CD on ebay . Will
this work with a regular VGA monitor?
I heard all the 43P's and above are PCI based and work with regular
monitors and keyboards and not IBM propriety ones. Please help , or
suggest a different configuration ,

thanks
spk

Quote:> Looking to buy a used RS6000

> Hello people,

> I am a newbie to AIX , just cleared AIX test 191 , was practising on a
> old (leased from a friend)powerstation 220 for the test.

> Now i am interested in getting a used RS6000 machine as i planning to
> load AIX 5L, version5.1 on it and add it to my home network . of a
> linux/2K setup. This machine will be mainly used to learn RS6000
> installation/configuration(which i already know to an extent),
> internetworkign with linux and windows platforms.

> I found IBM RS6000 43P-100 100mhz/160mb/2.2GB/FD/CD on ebay . Will
> this work with a regular VGA monitor?
> I heard all the 43P's and above are PCI based and work with regular
> monitors and keyboards and not IBM propriety ones. Please help , or
> suggest a different configuration ,

> thanks
> spk

Quote:> I suggest you a 43p-140. It's very cheap, better than 43p-100 and its
> components works with aix 5.1.

Jetze Mellema
http://www.mellema.net/homecomputers
Nieuw: Exl 100, Thomson Mo5 en Yashica YC-64
:wq

how much are you going to spend on your future rs/6000 on ebay ???

peter

Quote:> Looking to buy a used RS6000

> Hello people,

> I am a newbie to AIX , just cleared AIX test 191 , was practising on a
> old (leased from a friend)powerstation 220 for the test.

> Now i am interested in getting a used RS6000 machine as i planning to
> load AIX 5L, version5.1 on it and add it to my home network . of a
> linux/2K setup. This machine will be mainly used to learn RS6000
> installation/configuration(which i already know to an extent),
> internetworkign with linux and windows platforms.

> I found IBM RS6000 43P-100 100mhz/160mb/2.2GB/FD/CD on ebay . Will
> this work with a regular VGA monitor?
> I heard all the 43P's and above are PCI based and work with regular
> monitors and keyboards and not IBM propriety ones. Please help , or
> suggest a different configuration ,

> thanks
> spk

thanks
spk

Quote:> I am planning to spend under $500 , i saw this machine for 43P-100 for
> under $50,
> but yeah , under $500 will do right for me for me .
> How much would a 43P-140 come for ? roughly ? also i am looking for
> two drives in the machine,(preferably 9gb ones) i think that will help
> me practice and learn a lot of additional things coz i can try messing
> with the spare disk

> thanks
> spk

regards
peter

If you want to see the compatible systems, or not compatible for that
matter, follow this link -

http://www2.ibmlink.ibm.com/cgi-bin/master?xh=RqdSBkR3LG2Q9V2USenGnN9...

Be sure to check the adapter listing as well....:

If the link doesn't work, try www.ibmlink.ibm.com/ussman, and search for
5765-E62

-D.

Regards
Peter

Quote:> Be careful - If you ever plan on going to AIX 5.2, then you better not get
a
> 43P-100, or 43P-140 - they are not supported for AIX 5.2, nor is any MCA,
or
> PReP system.

> If you want to see the compatible systems, or not compatible for that
> matter, follow this link -

well, this price is very good. i've looked for such kind of maschine a few
weeks ago at ebay (germany).
finally the maschine (with less hdisk-space) costs about 700 euros. much to
much for a poor employee like me !!!

is there the licence for aix 5L included ???
i would have bought this maschine at this price,too, but i guess my wife
would have killed me, because i
always buy such "very useful" stuff !!! *g

regards
peter