One of our local Corporate-level managers received a computer upgrade last month, and I was eagerly awaiting the chance to pick over her old workstation. See, we’d ordered it specially configured from Dell with DVD-ROM, CD-RW, and Zip 250 drives as well as various other geegaws.
The first thing I did was spec out the CPU and other basics. After determining that with just a bit more RAM it could be a mightily useful Linux box or possibly a VPN server, I popped the case to drop in the new memory. Imagine my horror when what came out of the RAM slots weren’t the DIMMs I’m used to, but Rambus memory!
I don’t happen to have any other machines, at work or at home, that use Rambus. I doubt my employers will fork over a few hundred for replacement sticks to put into a “retired” computer. The only good news in all of this is that 128 MB is probably good enough for a single-purpose server of some sort… but I’m still terribly disappointed. So much neat equipment, so little use for it all.
Then again, I could always just shamelessly gut the thing for parts. It’s not like I’ve never done that before…
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Diving into gutter territory, but that title doesn’t necessarily scream geek at first glance. I have no idea why I went into the gutter with that one (eeeewwwww *shudder*) but it ain’t pretty.
Don’t worry, I think I did the same thing. *ewwww*
Yeah, you’d think the manufacturer would have noticed the possibilities with that nomenclature and changed it.
Of note, however, is that Pricewatch.com has RDRAM listed from $26 / 128MB, $55 / 256MB, or $112 / 512MB. The Bosslet might go for getting a complete new server box for $112. Just put “Backp Unit” at the top of the PO