Jensen system cost

Paul Caffrey (caffrey@merry.salem.ge.com)
Mon, 23 Oct 1995 22:22:28 -0400 (EDT)

The FAQ mentions cheaper systems than the Jensen, I havn't seen any.
This is especially true since Jensen systems are becoming available
through the used market, I am not recommending that anyone rush out
and buy one but I think that these systems bear some investigation.
Here are some of my personal experiences and costs for a System.

AXP-150 system stripped ( aka. Jensen/2000-300 ) $320
system excludes : disk, vga card and memory.
suitable disk ( I had a few handy! ) 500mb $200
16MB RAM ( 16MB is enough for linux ) $600
Total price $1120

I havn't seen even a noname motherboard for that price, the cheapest
complete system I have found wants $3200 for a system.

Now for some interesting side effects:

The 2000-300 / Jensen / AXP-150 system runs OpenVMS but to run X/DecWindows
you need 32MB and the documentation calls for a Compaq Qvision 1024E VGA card.
This card retails for $450 minimum, but a company in the UK sells a Compaq
Qvision 1280/E for 44UK pounds, I ordered one which including shipping came
to about $100. The card seems to work fine with OpenVMS.

The above system also runs Digital UNIX and NT. Adding all this up
I think that these systems make a pretty good deal.

Regards
Paul Caffrey