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From: hare@cs.purdue.EDU (Steve Hare)
Newsgroups: purdue.forsale,comp.sys.alliant,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: Alliant FX/80 - For Sale
Keywords: Alliant, FX/80
Message-ID: <12334@medusa.cs.purdue.edu>
Date: 5 Nov 90 16:34:43 GMT
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Organization: Department of Computer Science, Purdue University
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The Computer Science Department at Purdue University is selling an
Alliant FX/80 computer system. The configuration of this system is as
follows :

	FX/80 System Building Block with 3 ACE's
	Peripheral Building Block
	SMD Controller
	Ethernet Controller
	16 Line Communications Controller
	Master Console
	Dot Matrix Printer
	FX/Fortran
	16 User Concentrix License
	NFS for FX/80 (up to 3 ACE's)
	Multiuser FX/C License

This system includes 32 megabytes of memory, 2 IP's, 256K CE cache,
Telex 9-track tape drive, and 1 gigabyte of disk space. This machine has
been maintained by Alliant for the past two years and was orginally an
FX/8 which was upgraded.

We are asking $60,000 for this machine and will consider all serious
offers.  Please direct inquiries to me at the address below.

Steve Hare	    Research Facilities Manager
Purdue University	   Computer Sciences Department
hare@cs.purdue.edu  (ARPA) 	...!purdue!hare  (UUCP)
317-494-7820

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Quantity	Model	Description

1		B511	FX/8 System Building Block includes:
			Advanced Computational Element
			32 MB Memory module
			256 KB CPC
			32 KB IPC
			System floppy disk and controller
			System VME IP 68020
			System cabinet
			Multibus Memory Module

1		P503	Peripheral Building Block includes:
			Tri-Density Tape Drive
			Magnetic Tape Controller
			Two (2) 550 MB Disks
			VME SMD Disk Controller
			VME Interactive Processor
			VME Multibus Chassis

2		E102	Advanced Computational Element

1		M404	VME Communicational Controller (16 line)

1		K002	19" Expansion Cabinet

1		M102	VME SMD Controller

1		M506	VME Ethernet Controller

2		E404	VME Interactive Processor (68020)

1		M202	VME Tape Controller

1		P302	Dot Matrix Printer

1		P305	Video Terminal

1		S102	Concentrix

1		L103	FX/Fortran

1		C102	NFS

1		L303	FX/C

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System Configuration for FX80 hercules.cs.purdue.edu (serial # 181 ):
    Memory Size   = 32 Mb
    CE-Cache Size = 256 Kb
    User Memory   = 25.8 Mb
    Paging File   = 134.1 Mb
    Swapping File = 109.7 Mb
    Number of IPs = 2
	M020/VME = 0/2
    Number of CEs = 3
	Detach/Attach = 0/3