looking for an old(er) computer that can run SCO 5.07...

[Jose Lerebours]

John,

If a suitable replacement is not found here may I suggest you look at 
govdeals.com - Universities and Gov agencies list their equipment here 
and computers/servers are always available.

Your search is a bit unique given the specifics but who knows, there 
might just be a shot here!

Regards,


On 12/1/22 7:25 AM, john--- via Filepro-list wrote:
> Hello filePro-listers,
>
>
> Does anyone have a machine manufactured say between 2006 and 2010 that can
> (or *has*) run SCO 5.07?
>
> I'm getting Thermal Event Shutdowns on a machine that I need to replace in a
> hurry.  The only requirements really are that it have at least one old
> legacy PCI slot on the motherboard, virtually any amount of memory, 1Gb
> would be nice.  Obviously, it needs to power up correctly, and the CPU and
> fan must work (reasonably) well.  It would be good to find a machine with a
> Core 2 Duo chip in it, or newer.  I can put a newer power supply in it if
> needed, as well as new case fans.  (Any motherboard will run the working SCO
> drive that I have, so please tell me about *anything* that you think might
> fit this bill.
>
> It can be near to either coast.  I'm in Arizona, but it could also be sent
> to New Jersey.
>
> Feel free to call me if you have anything that might work.  Happily, SCO
> 5.07 does not care about the motherboard, CPU and chipset before 2010 or so,
> the memory, is also not required to be anything special. etc.  I will just
> have to reset the location pointers in the kernel to  the  old supported
> ethernet card (which is why I need the legacy PCI slot).
>
> Thanks,
> /jje
>
> --
> John Esak
> 1.520.274.4177
>
> P.S. Of course, I could replace the CPU and cooler, but if I'm remembering
> correctly, this is one of those very strange machines with a CPU that was
> mounted on a little circuit board, with a heat-sink/fan also on the board,
> and the board plugged in *vertically to the motherboard.  They are far and
> few between I think.  Plus I won't be able to get any readings of its
> specific replacement part number(s) for a few days, and so I'm trying to cut
> down the time this machine is in this crazy, delicate condition.
>
> Almost every other time (very randomly) it has a thermal shutdown event
> (which it announces at the hardware post) the thing requires a full fsck of
> the primary disk... which takes a good 45 minutes.   It is in a very
> dangerous state, and will eventually lose a big chunk of important data. It
> is wearing me down.  So, I think I will take just about any solution at this
> point.  Happily, the primary (and only) drive is brand new and functioning
> fine at this poinds
> , but I need to act quickly to get things stable again.
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> I don't need anything else, no DVD drive, no cards, no ethernet on the
> motherboard, etc.
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> It would be great if it had an old style CentroniX parallel port, but not a
> requirement.
>
> It just has to be available immediately, if not sooner.  We can negotiate
> the price. I will send a UPS or Fedex pickup for it, so it would need to be
> packed into a decent box.
>
>     
>
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