Athena Workstation and Server Configurations: Life-Cycle Summary
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Systems that are no longer supported can be found at Athena Workstation and Server Configurations: DEAD Configurations.
Life-Cycle Summary
Rows are sorted by Status, Vendor, First Deploy
| Vendor |
Type |
Description |
Status |
First Deploy |
End of Life |
| DELL |
W |
OptiPlex 755 Energy Smart Desktop,Core 2 Duo E6750/2.66GHz,4M,VT1333FSB
2.0GB,Non-ECC,667MHz DDR 2x1GB, 16X DVD+/-RW SATA
250GB SATA2 3.0Gb/s and 8MB Data Burst Cache
PCIe,256MB ATI Radeon X2400 XT Dual Monitor Video Adapter
Dell UltraSharp 2009W,Wide 20" Flat Panel LCD Display |
NEW |
7/2008 |
6/30/2013 (estimated) |
| Sun |
W |
SunBlade 1500 (single) 1GHz UltraSPARC IIIi Processor w/1MB L2 Cache, Sun XVR-600 Graphics Accelerator,
1GB DDR Memory (2 * 512MB DIMMS), 1 (one) 80GB 7200 rpm IDE Hard Disk, 16X DVD-ROM, 10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet
port, 2 (two) Serial ports, 1 (one) Parallel port, 4 (four) USB1.1 ports, 3 (three) USB2.0 ports, 2 (two)
IEEE1394a ports, SmartCard Reader |
SUPD |
6/2004 |
6/30/2009 |
DELL |
W |
OptiPlex 745 Desktop,Core 2 Duo E6600/2.40GHz,4M,1066FSB
2.0GB,Non-ECC,667MHz DDR 2x1GB, 16X DVD+/-RW SATA
250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB Data Burst Cache
PCIe,256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro Video Adapter
Dell UltraSharp 2007FP,Wide 20" Flat Panel Display |
SUPD |
7/2007 |
6/30/2011 (estimated) |
DELL |
W |
Dell GX620 Small Form Factor, 3.4GHz Pentium IV 650, 800MHz FSB, 1 GB Non-ECC 533MHz DDR2 RAM,
160GB SATA, 16x DVD+/-RW, Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet, 128MB Radeon X600SE Graphics Card. |
SUPD |
7/2006 |
6/30/2011 (estimated) |
HP |
W |
dc5100 Small Form Factor, 3.2GHz Pentium IV 540, 800MHz FSB, 1 GB PC2-3200 DDR-2 400 RAM, 40GB
7200RPM SATA, 48x/32x CDRW-DVD Combo, Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet, On-board Intel Media Accelerator
900 Graphics. |
SUPD |
7/2005 |
6/30/2010 (estimated) |
IBM |
W |
ThinkCentre S50 8183-Y2E, 3.2GHz Pentium IV, 800MHz FSB, 1 GB DDR SDRAM, 40GB EIDE, 48x/24x/48x/16x
CDRW-DVD Combo, Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet, On-board Intel 865G Extreme Graphics. |
SUPD |
7/2004 |
6/30/2009 (estimated) |
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Definitions
VENDOR: Who sells this.
Values: Sun, SGI, Dell, IBM, DEC
TYPE: What type of system is this.
Values:
WORKSTATION (W): We buy workstations in quantity, and deploy them on a four year renewal
cycle. If you buy a "WORKSTATION" type of system you can expect that hardware support will be comparatively inexpensive
and time to repair will be quick because we probably have spares on hand.
SERVER (S):We buy servers on a two year renewal cycle. We buy a few of them, and work closely
with the vendor for service. If you buy a "SERVER" type of system you should expect to purchase your own hardware
support, and you should expect that software support will be excellent for the first 36 months of ownership, but
after that, it will be on a best effort basis.
DESCRIPTION: For example "ULTRA 10, 440MHz, 256MB DRAM, 9GB/7200-rpm EIDE disk"
STATUS: Current status of support.
Values:
NEW (NEW): The configuration that is new this year. This is the configuration we most strongly advise
you to buy. It is the one we are buying ourselves, and the one we fix bugs in most quickly.
CURRENT (CURR): The
configuration is known working, available from the vendor, and you can expect a full 4 years of life from the "WORKSTATION" type or a full 2 years of life from the "SERVER" type of system labeled "CURRENT".
SUPPORTED (SUPD): This configuration is known working, but because the vendor no longer sells
it, we don't label it as CURRENT. If you acquire one of these systems, expect hardware and software support
until the End of Life date.
FIRST DEPLOY: Date systems first deployed to the field. Exp.: "07/2001"
END OF LIFE: Date systems are slated to have support end. The date at which
support for that hardware configuration stops. Athena releases after the End of Life date should be expected to lack support
for that configuration.
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