RE: used computers at the meeting

Damien Hull wrote:
> I was asked if we want 5 used computers. I was about to turn=20
> the offer down but at the last minute I said yes. I was told=20
> they are PIII. That's all I know.
>=20
> Should I be turning things like this down in the future? Do=20
> we want to deal with old computers at the meetings?

Gut instinct says:

  If it's > 300mhz, it's a good server.
  If it's > 850mhz, it's a good desktop

anything above that is a score! and anything below that is
up to individual taste.

Since these were P3's, that means they're in the 450 - 1.4Gh
range, which is good. Knowing which release (Katmai,
Coppermine, Tualtin) is helpful too, but not that necessary,
unless you're doling out for spare parts.

My firewall/mail-server is a P2-200 right now. It's been
working fine for the last couple of years, and it's pretty
quiet. About the only thing that would make it bullet-proof
is to get rid of the fans and the hard-drive.

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Received on Fri Mar 16 08:13:23 2007