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I am interested in buying a second-hand Sun workstation, because I'd like to experiment and tinker with their UltraSparc CPU and architecture. Of course the first place to get one is ebay, but I'm not much of an expert in their price. So my question is: does the second-hand price of that hardware change much over time? I mean, will it conceivably go up or down much in the near future?
As a reference, I am in the UK, so I am bound to buy hardware locally to avoid spending a fortune in customs and postage...
Its going to nosedive like normal. I snagged an Ultra5 about 3 years ago for $300 US, today you would pay about $100. My guess is that a good Ultra60 could be had for around 150 Pound, but that's a guess. If you want to look up drjimstuckinwin in the membership registry and shoot him an email, I think he would be happy to give you a few hints on sparc hardware in the UK.
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