OT: $10M Cray supercomputer auction

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In case you missed it, a Cray Y-MP C90 was just sold on ebay for a 
tiny fraction of its original price. Check it out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=426080142&ed=968446375


Here's some more info on the sale:

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-202-2718503.html


Makes all the money you blew on that landfill fodder of a personal 
computer system seem pitiful, doesn't it? Old analog synths seem to 
hold their value better...

I suppose you could do some interesting stuff with it, maybe even 
something remotely related to the main topic of this list--assuming 
you could afford the software and maintenance costs. On the other 
hand you can buy a brand new system that pushes the envelope right 
now--and watch it depreciate.


-- 
Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"