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>From: Robert Mullenax <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200203202010.g2KKA6a26082 hardware Robert, >Is the new server a 280R or V880, or is it another >E420R? It is definitely not an E 450. I am not sure if is either of the other two or not. Mike told me that Sun was having a special and that the machine could accommodate 8 GB of RAM, a fact that is important in a heavily loaded IDD relay machine. >I will just be curious of your experiences >after you get it running if it's one of the new >USIII machines. I am lost here, but I will let you know our experiences when the new box gets installed. Even if we don't replace thelma, we will be replacing a similar Intel-based machine at the NSF offices in DC. We are aiming to upgrade that machine to one that will ingest all 4 NOAAPORT channels and then act as a primary IDD injection site. Tom >From address@hidden Wed Mar 20 19:49:00 2002 If it holds 8GB then it is likely a 280R (a rackmount verson of the Blade 1000 you already have)... Sounds like Sun isn't dead at Unidata yet. I have been rather impressed with the little Blade 100, it sounds slow at 500Mhz, but for $995 (plus 3rd party RAM) it performs quite well. I'll be curious to see how it performs. Thanks, Robert