YEAR: 1992
Initial Price: $15,999, $29,680 in 2020
Linux can be found anywhere these days, free distributions everywhere. Some like to say that they master Linux because they know how to install or configure Linux on a server. Nobody cares about that anymore and its not important on your CV or resume’ - and your paycheck will suck.
UNIX administrators are the ones that get the high pay, Especially the Commercial Unix admins.
This is Costel, a commercial UNIX machine that was given to me by a cool guy from Bucharest that I hope I will meet in person some day.
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Costel and Accesories[/caption]
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Costel is an IBM 7011-250 (re-badged as Bull DPX-20 / 100, was produced for the European market so it could be bought on EU founds. This PC is a PowerPC! :)
Main unit:
- 1 CPU PowerPC 601 66Mhz
- 96 MB Ram (4*16 + 4*8)
- 2.88 MB Floppy drive
- HDD SCSI 9Gb
- 2 network cards 10Mbps and RJ45 transceivers (1 on-board, 1 on MCA slot)
- MCA Board multi-serial (8 ports)
- No Video Card - Serial Port Console, serial cable
- AIX 5.1L installed. latest version that supports PowerPC601
-Original front-panel key.
Extra:
- CDs: AIX 4.3.3, AIX 5.1, copy of freeware archivet AIX 4.3.3 from bulfreeware.com
- CDROM SCSI external UltraPlex 40max, (sector-size selectable - old Macs and SGIs can boot from)
- Tape Drive SCSI VXA-1, external, SCSI Bull
- HDD SCSI 15Krpm 36Gb, external SCSI Sun
- SCSI Cables
- Data tapes 8mm VXA V17 + cleaning tape 8mm VXA + data tape 8mm Sony modified for compatibility with VXA + 12 other tapes of 8mm ready to be modified by me.
costel:~# prtconf