[c-nsp] old Cisco 7000 hardware - Uses? value?

[Matthew Crocker]

Donate them to a technical highschool so they can build a lab and  
teach students 'Networking 101'  You'll get more for them as a write  
off than you will for sale.  Either that or sell them for scrap

-Matt

On May 5, 2005, at 8:20 AM, Tristan Gulyas wrote:

> G'day all
>
> We've got some old 7 slot Cisco 7000 boxes in various  
> configurations (4 -
> only with RPs and SPs, one with an SSP) plus some cards for them (a  
> few
> multimode AIPs, FIPs, 6 port EIPs).  I imagine that these are  
> pretty useless
> for production environments however.  Some are missing their flash  
> cards
> (and metal sleeves to suit - are these really important?).
>
> I don't know whether these things have a resale value on them or not,
> either.  If so, what are they worth?  Are the line cards useful for  
> the 7500
> series (maybe the AIPs could be put to use somewhere)?
>
> How capable are such units?  I believe they only run 11.1? What  
> sort of
> people would find practical (i.e. as a router, vs. a doorstop for a  
> big
> door) uses for them?
>
> Thanks,
> Tristan
>
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