[ale] [OT] Great Geek Giveaway!
The Don Lachlan
ale-at-ale.org at unpopularminds.org
Mon Jun 13 22:38:11 EDT 2011
On 06/13/2011 05:54 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> UPS have replaceable batteries on all. Useable but not new. various sizes.
Replacement batteries are very high compared to the cost of a new UPS;
when the battery on my old one hit replacement age, I just bought a
whole new unit: more outlets, more efficient, less heat.
-L
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Jeremy T. Bouse
> <jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net <mailto:jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net>> wrote:
>
> Any mother boards with a 1 or more PCI-e ports? I've got a
> bunch of
> cases with only Pentium II mobos that I'd love to give a decent upgrade.
> If I only have to go out and buy RAM and CPU that helps me keep my wife
> happy about cost :)
>
> What UPS systems do you have as well? Are they user replaceable
> batteries and if so about how old are the units?
>
> We bought our house with the 900 sq ft basement specifically
> to build
> out a 600 sq ft computer room/home office so I have space. My 7' rack is
> only half full with what I have now :)
>
> On 06/13/2011 04:56 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> > nope. I have a single tyan dual chip multi-core opteron board but
> no cpu's.
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Tavarvess Ware
> <tavarvessware at gmail.com <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>
> > <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com
> <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >
> > Do you have any multi-core x86 processors, or anything
> better than
> > Pentium M (2.0) or Pentium 4 processors? My friends are
> trying to drop
> > cable and are looking for something a little stronger to run
> as a media
> > server.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 11:44 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:
> > > Nah! I figured this crowd could track down my name as a domain
> and do
> > > geolocation to find my house from the IP address.
> > >
> > > 4003 Allenwood Way Tucker GA 30084
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Jim Lynch
> > > <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
> > <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 06/13/2011 11:22 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> > > > In the interest of regaining my basement and my sanity, I am
> > > > bequeathing a large quantity of geekly items to ALE'rs who
> > > show up and
> > > > haul away this stuff:
> > > >
> > > > desktops
> > > > laptops
> > > > rackmounts
> > > > monitors
> > > > cables
> > > > phones (a really cool Linux phone!)
> > > > scsi gear
> > > > connectors
> > > > rackmount slides
> > > > flotsam and jetsam
> > > > assorted parts
> > > > motherboards
> > > > keyboards
> > > > mice
> > > > ram
> > > > cpu's
> > > > add-on cards of various types
> > > > hard drives
> > > > printers
> > > > printer network cards
> > > > UPS systems
> > > > cases
> > > > stuff I don't recall the purpose of
> > > >
> > > > the list goes on and on and on and...
> > > >
> > > > Basically I want to convert my man cave into a pub so the
> > > tech has to go.
> > > >
> > > > 99% of this stuff will be $0.00
> > > >
> > > > A smattering will be a few $$ (the SAS fan out cables will
> > > be $20, a
> > > > few other items will be $5, some will be $1 as this lot is
> > > brand new,
> > > > unopened stuff).
> > > >
> > > > At last count I had 50+ PC's in my house. This is just nuts!
> > > >
> > > > Most of the systems run fine. Some may be for parts only. As
> > > the price
> > > > is right, have a blast!
> > > >
> > > > I hope to have this extravaganza Saturday June 18 starting
> > > after
> > > > coffee (9ish) until it's gone or I tap my keg and give up.
> > > >
> > > > NOTE: As I'm not sure I've compacted the stuff into a single
> > > area yet,
> > > > I may need to assist is sorting and picking (i.e. I may have
> > > some bits
> > > > in the free pile that I need to hang onto as I just did a
> > > huge grab
> > > > and haul to start the process and was getting kind of sloppy
> > > near the
> > > > end :-) and the area will get crowded soon so I'm going to
> > > limit the
> > > > number of people in the basement at any time to whatever
> > > makes sense
> > > > (so be patient!). I have a handtruck and will have the dogs
> > > in their
> > > > crates so the back gate can be opened.
> > > >
> > > > If someone wants to offer ca$h for the entire pile, I'm
> > > listening :-)
> > >
> > > Hopefully you will be posting an address before the big
> day?
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
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> > > --
> > > --
> > > James P. Kinney III
> > >
> > > As long as the general population is passive, apathetic,
> diverted to
> > > consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can
> do as
> > > they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the
> > > outcome.
> > > - 2011 Noam Chomsky
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> > As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
> > consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
> > they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate
> the outcome.
> > - ////2011 Noam Chomsky////
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> As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
> consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
> they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
> - ////2011 Noam Chomsky////
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