[LUAU] Free Niagara Server (60-day trial)

Jim Thompson jim at netgate.com
Thu Mar 2 16:20:05 PST 2006


Hawaii Linux Institute wrote:

> A friend of mind sent me this news about a free Niagara server (in
> Japanese) and asked if anyone has (or knows anyone who has) any
> experience:

I just received the email stating that I'm now "on the list" for my "try
before buy" Niagra.

>Reference:  Sun Sales Order <xxxxxx>
>
>We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the Sun Microsystems Try-and-Buy program for Sun Fire T2000 CoolThreads servers, the world's first eco-responsible server.  This revolutionary server offers incredible performance on multi-threaded applications, while dramatically reducing power and space requirements.
>
> Here is what some of our other customers and ISV's have said about the product:
>
>	http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/testimonials/
>	http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/testimonials/isv.jsp
>
>Your CoolThreads server will be arriving within the next 2 weeks depending on your location in the world. For contact information on your order, go to http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/tnb/status.jsp
>
>IMPORTANT: Please visit the website below to see what you can do before and after you receive the CoolThreads server:
>
>	http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/tnb/index.jsp
>
>Please print and retain the Terms & Conditions you agreed to as part of the application process.  These are accessible from here:
>
>	https://www.sun.com/secure/servers/coolthreads/tnb/agreements/index.jsp
>
>This unit is available to you for 60 days from shipment from Sun, at which point you can either buy it or return it. It's just that simple.
>
>Please remember that if you choose not to keep the revolutionary Sun Fire T2000 server,  you'll need to return it in its original packaging material.
>
>This is an automatically generated message. Please do not reply to this email as this mailbox does not accept mail! For contact information on your  order, go to http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/tnb/status.jsp
>


And you can bet that I'm going to try to punish it and blog the
results.  With any luck, I'll be able to keep it.

Jim



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