SUMMARY: Used Sun equipment vendors.

From: KWhite@talisman-energy.com
Date: Mon May 04 1998 - 15:21:32 CDT


Very quick replies as always...most arrived before my posting actually
hit my inbox...I've put the results below
for your perusal...

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>From: Bob Reitinger
>Kelvin -
>I am probably one on many vendors who will be contacting you. Solar
>Systems has one of largest in house inventories of Sun gear in the USA.
> Currently we stock everything from SPARC 2's to Enterprise 4000s. When
>you have time, take a look at our web-site at www.solarsys.com. TIA,
> Bob Reitinger
>Bob Reitinger
>Solar Systems
>1-800-253-5764...117
>Preston, WA 98050
>bobr@solar.wa.com
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>From: Roy S. Rapoport
>Not sure about the Canada part, but for the rest, I'd recommend
>Stornet. www.stornet.com
>-roy
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>From: Bill Shorter
>I have dealt with Tom Dowd of the Computer Connection.
>He is "tom@ccny.com"
>Computer Connection
>101 First St.
>Utica, NY 13501
>(315)-724-2209
>Bought a used SPARCstation 5 for a little over $ 2000. One year
>warranty. They replaced a defective keyboard, and a memory SIMM
>that went bad in service.
>I would not hesitate to purchase additional hardware from Tom.
>Bill Shorter
>IBM at Lucent Technologies
>Allentown, Pa.
>jwillie@fast.net
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>From: Blayne Puklich
>Don't know how close you are to Minneapolis, but the last place I
>worked did a good job with used/refurbished Sun gear. North American
>Systems International in Bloomington, MN (800/927-7474). Ask for John
>Blake, extension 306. Tell him I sent ya.
>--
>Blayne Puklich blayne@colltech.com
>Collective Technologies, a Pencom Company http://www.colltech.com
>Minneapolis, MN blayne@minn.net
>Pager: 800/759-8888 pin 303-7304 * Home: 612/474-3173
>Currently at: University of Minnesota Geometry Center
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>From: Michael Cook
>www.rave.com is pretty good,
> Michael
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>From: magi@csd.uwo.ca
>I don't know about the SunService part, not having done it, but I deal with
>Ken Jones @ Network Media Supply, just outside of Toronto. (888) 812-6607.
>--
>magi David Wiseman, Network Manager e-mail: magi@csd.uwo.ca
> Department of Computer Science http: www.csd.uwo.ca/staff/magi
> The University of Western Ontario fax: +1 519 661 3515
> London Ontario Canada N6A 5B7 voice: +1 519 679 2111 x6879
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>--
> Is a castrated pig disgruntled?
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>From: Guthrie, Scott
>Try Burton King at Mainland (403-266-6611), he doesn't deal in used equipment
>now but he did have a list of companies that he used. I'm pretty sure that no
>one in Calgary or Canada deals in used Sun equipment.
>CUUG used to have "charitable donation status" and was able to give a good
>receipt. They don't now.
>If you find someone, ask them if they want a Sun 4/330 to buy, trade/swap.;-)
>Scott
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>From: plw@ncgr.org
>I use Solar Systems (www.solarsys.com).
>If you call, as for Don Black, x121 - he's good.
>-P
>-Peter L. Wargo | plw@ncgr.org | +1 505 995 4476
> Senior Systems Administrator
> The National Center for Genome Resources
> Santa Fe, NM 87505 (USA) | http://www.ncgr.org
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>From: Michael J. Connolly
>Hi Kelvin,
>You may try calling a gentleman named Bill Sweeney. 603-529-7880. They
>are not based in Canada but they have customers worldwide.
>Michael J. Connolly
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Thanks,

Kelvin
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* Kelvin White
* kelvin.white@pobox.com (1)
* kwhite@talisman-energy.com
* KelvinWhite@minerva.ca
* (403) 237-1047 (direct)
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>From: White, Kelvin
>Sent: Sunday, May 03, 1998 9:59 PM
>To: 'sun-managers@ra.mcs.anl.gov'
>Subject: Used Sun equipment vendors.
>
>Anybody got a favorite used Sun equipment vendor they like to use? In Canada?
>Gear that can be placed on Sunservice maint contracts that is?
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>Kelvin White
>kelvin.white@pobox.com
>kwhite@talisman-energy.com
>Kelvin.White@minerva.ca
>(403) 237-1047
>(403) 237-1674 (FAX)
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