[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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>      > 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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> 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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