Subject: Re: linux boxes at Salvation Army
From: J. M. Mason (mac@orthanc.st.hmc.edu)
Date: Sun Apr 27 2003 - 13:13:29 AKDT
Clustering not so good - network overhead means that lots of old machines
clustered still won't keep up with one modern system....
Too bad, that. It would be fun.
~Mac~
On Wed, 28 May 2003, WarDriver wrote:
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> btw- the website in your signiture looks good with Links webbrowser...
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> Adam
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> On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 12:56:26 -0800
> Damien Hull <dhull@digitaloverload.net> wrote:
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> > I just started working for the Salvation Army. Part of my job is to fix
> > computers that have been donated. Because these are low end systems we
> > are the only group in town that can find a use for them. My plan was to
> > turn them into Linux boxes of some kind.
> >
> > Here are some of the criteria I'm looking at
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> > 1. Minimum speed - I'm thinking P200
> > 2. Distribution of Linux - maybe Debian but I'm also looking at mulinux
> > 3. What will they be - Workstation, Firewall, etc...
> > 4. Price
> >
> > If any of you have any ideas let me know. I haven't had a chance to play
> > with any computers yet so I don't know what I'll be working with.As soon
> > as I find out I'll let every one know.
> >
> > --
> > Damien Hull
> > Network Administrator
> > www.digitaloverload.net
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