[aclug-L] Re: Cheap 486's

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have the opporitunity to get some cheap 486's... thought it might be
> useful for the ACLUG coop cluster, or for some other people wanting to put
> together a low-end Linux box:
>
> About 150-160 available:
>
> Gateway 486SX/33's (some 25's)
> 8mb RAM (two 4mb SIMMs)
> 3.5" 1.44mb floppy drive
>
> No hard drive, network card, etc.
>
> Price:  $5/each
>
> I'll probably be getting 20-30 myself and, if nothing else, sell
> the RAM and
> floppy drives on eBay. :-)
>
> If anyone else wants some (for the cluster or otherwise), let me know, and
> I'll get them for you at the same time I pick mine up.


I'll take 5 if you can get me the 486sx33's.  I'm going to try setting them
up as routers and dial-in servers.  I'm assuming they have on-board video
and take 72 pin simms?

Thanks!

--dwh

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