12 Feb
2006
12 Feb
'06
8:16 p.m.
I would agree with the gotchas in corporate-level hardware, but I have not
ever had a problem obtaining various spares from eBay merchants or direct
from HPQ. Sleds and drives are plentiful on eBay. I
wouldn't try running
Linux on one of these unless it's been certified for
it. I run Windows NT
Server 4.0 patched as far as it goes and it works for my modest needs.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Doc Shipley
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 2:39 PM
To: General at mdrconsult.com
Subject: Re: Slightly OT: Sources for slightly older PeeCee server
classhardware
Michael B. Brutman wrote:
The only thing that scare me about 'real' servers designed for corporate
use is the non-standard parts, like drive sleds, RAM, etc.
Back in the day (here I go .. rant mode) you could buy reasonable
quality hardware without going to a full blown server. Usually that
meant going SCSI instead of IDE, or buying Matrox instead of Diamond.
Those days are over.
Yep.
I finally quit that rat run and my firewall is now a Soekris net4801.
It runs Linux, and it's only more expensive than the Old PC route if
air conditioning, power to run the firewall, and my time are free.
I love Soekris' hardware. The quality of design and execution is
quite rare.
Doc