Re: used computers at the meeting

I use fanless VIA and Geode hardware, with solid state storage via CF
:) I love it!!

On 3/16/07, Leif Sawyer <lsawyer@gci.com> wrote:
> 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 10:23:32 2007