Re: [seul-edu] Truckload of Bay Networks equipment up for grabs

[Jeff Knox <jknox@www.fliphead.com>]

So your selling them for $350 dollars a pop?

Jeff Knox
Director
Linux In The Classroom


On Sat, 16 Feb 2002, Jeff Nelson wrote:

> My apologies for the cross-posting and the xls attachment (opens fine in
> OpenOffice though).
>
> I've gotten an offer for a donation of practically a whole truckload of Bay
> Networks switches, hubs, and the like, from a fellow in Brooklyn, NY.  This
> is very high-end equipment typically used by large corporations and ISPs for
> backbones, high-speed video and voice networks, etc.
>
> About half of it is for ATM--Asynchronous Transfer Mode networking, a
> high-speed but expensive protocol.
> (http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm?term=ATM)
>
> But there are also about 10 big 5000-model hubs with ethernet blades
> installed.
>
> For anyone who knows how to set up this stuff or is willing to learn, it
> could be a golden opportunity.  I'm not sure I can use it right now, and my
> friends might have my hide if I try to store it in their basement :-)  If
> anyone wants it, I can ask the guy to ship it straight to you.
>
> Details in attachment.  Please let me know ASAP.
>
> Jeff Nelson
> itp.innoved.org
>