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BobTheHob:
As some of you may remember, one of my professors go ahold of some SGI and SUN boxes. It turns out, there were only a few workstations, but the best part by far, is that the rest were servers. I'm going to trade him some networking stuff for one of them, I havent decided which one yet though. The server choices consist of mostly SGI ONYXs, with one SGI ONYX2 (fuck yea), as well as one Sun Enterprise server 3500 with 8 400mhz UltraSPARC II CPU's. I would choose the Sun server, but all four of the CPU trays have their service lights lit up.

So I'm prob gonna get the ONYX2, which has dual 400mhz R12k CPU's with 8MB cache each. It didnt come with any harddrives, or sleds for that matter. So I'm going to have to buy some sleds, I have some drives already, so if I might be able to rig up some external thing. It has all the mem slots filled so I'm thinking it has 4-8GB prob. I'm hoping it boots because I really want it, I havent been able to boot it yet on account of it needing a special power cord, i ordered one last night, it should come in next week, hopefully monday.

BobTheHob:
Update: I discovered I have to run a new outlet to my room to handle the server. I also was informed that due to radio frequency interference, it is illegal to run an Onyx2 at a residence, therefore, for the record, if the FCC asks, I don't run an Onyx2 at my house. :fu: you FCC

Kintaro:
Just wrap it in tinfoil or something that will actually work to prevent it intefering with things.

Orethrius:
If I were you, Bob, I'd ask the installer whether he's UL licensed. Once he gets through explaining why he's NOT (which in and of itself is a federal crime), mention that if we all went by minor (read: unreviewed) FCC regs, he wouldn't be able to watch TV on a Saturday during a rainstorm; that laptop with the wireless connection that makes his life so much more bearable, he can forget that, since his wireless hub (according to regs) causes too much interference with other local hubs, and is only saved by a little disclaimer sticker slapped on the bottom; and that he can't listen to his radio because, oh no, it MIGHT send out a signal indicating it's receiving (even though they have no real power there, they've done it before)! It doesn't matter if those are actually enforceable or not, he doesn't know that anymore than you do, and any claim that "I can't install an outlet for an unlicensed appliance without just compensation :wink wink, nudge nudge:" is dubious at best. I'd refer the bloody bastard to the BBB, and if that doesn't work, wrap the PC in tinfoil as per Kintaro's suggestion. I really think he's just trying to extort some cash out of you for your ignorance of regs, I guarantee he's full of shit. ;)

Bottom line: when in doubt, check it out.  Do what you have to do to find a copy of FCC regulations for your area, and see what you have to do to make it legitimate.  If he's attempting to extort you, record your next conversation with the guy, and call the police, especially if he asks for a higher fee.  Refer his name to the Better Business Bureau, and Attorney General if necessary.  Don't let him get away with bullshitting you into paying extra because you don't know the regs.

adiment:
can somebody explain what the fuck he's talking about in normal person terms?

it seems interesting, but I don't know what the hell is going on.

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