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Are you sure it was Western Digital you dealt with or Maxtor? :-P I have
never had any problems with WD HDs in the last 14 years. My 270Mb still
works, though it's now been retired because it's not worth it. I've had
2 Maxtors go bad on me in the last 14 years (they were OEM) but not one
WD, even the OEM WDs I've dealt with.
I'm sorry you picked the sour apple of the bunch.
On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 16:54, M Rafiq wrote:
> Honest advise, dont buy it even if you have money. I bought 120Gb for 69.=
99=20
> after rebates and went bad in one week. A lousy product and compnay to de=
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> with.
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> Regards
> Rafiq
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> From: Bryce C <Plug@BryceCo.Net>
> Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To: PLUG <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Subject: RE: Peoria Schools can't afford to replace stolen computers
> Date: 16 Oct 2003 14:46:36 -0700
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> Yesterday's Fry's Electronics ad had a 60Gb Western Digital for $40
> after rebates. Sorry but I don't have $40 to spend on myself right now
> but if someone else does, there's a deal.
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> On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 12:16, George Gambill wrote:
> > Hans,
> >
> > I am not familiar with "LTSP-like" but I can setup an LTSP box (static=
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> IP).
> >
> > For 9 clients, a 800 MHz Pentium class box with 512 MEG ram (might squ=
eak=20
> by
> > with less) and 60 Gig Hard Drive should server well. Anyone got one o=
f
> > those who is willing do part with it. We can always add memory.
> >
> > I am experienced with Etherboot NIC's. They can boot from a floppy=20
> (cheesy)
> > or from a ROM chip onboard the NIC.
> >
> > If the school has a non-Linux DHCP server (and I think it probably doe=
s)=20
> we
> > will need to deal with the ROM chip to configure them to ignore the
> > not-Linux DHCP. With floppies (cheesy) this is a piece of cake. With=
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> ROM
> > chips, we will need someone with a ROM burner (that is on my wish list=
).
> >
> > One thing, my experience shows that GNOME has (or at least had) a memo=
ry
> > leak with LTSP. I had to convert the LTSP system to KDE. No flames=20
> please.
> >
> > Other question. Will a server scheme work. Is there an Ethernet in=20
> place?
> > Is there cabling in place? Can the boxen(s) be located close to each=20
> other
> > such that a hub will work?
> >
> > Also. I bought a 16 port Hub (not switch) at a thrift shop (can't resi=
st=20
> a
> > bargain) the other day that I could donate.
> >
> > Anyone got an 800 MHx box around (or do they)???
> >
> > Anyone got a 60 GIG Dirve to donate (or do they)?
> >
> > In short, if we can come up with the box, I will volunteer to set up t=
he
> > server. Will want help with the clients. Clients are the easy part.
> >
> > George
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:31:35 -0700 (MST)
> > > From: "der.hans" <PLUGd@LuftHans.com>
> > > Subject: Re: Peoria Schools can't afford to replace stolen computers
> > >
> > > Am 16. Oct, 2003 schw=3DE4tzte Lee Einer so:
> > >
> > > >
> > > http://netscape.digitalcity.com/phoenix/news/article.adp?artic
> > > le=3D3D139416=3D
> > > 0&_dci_e_t=3D3Dincoming&_dci_a_l=3D3Dmy.netscape.com/index2.psp?cp
> > > =3D3Dmyfresh
> > > >
> > > <http://netscape.digitalcity.com/phoenix/news/article.adp?arti
> > > cle=3D3D13941=3D
> > > 60&_dci_e_t=3D3Dincoming&_dci_a_l=3D3Dmy%2enetscape%2ecom%2findex2
> > > %2epsp%3fcp%3=3D
> > > dmyfresh>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > It would be great if we could cobble together a few Linux boxes an=
d
> > > > donate them...
> > >
> > > They lost 9 of 45 computers. That means they still have a
> > > few. AZOTO can
> > > donate a few boxen for LTSP clients ( thanks to UAT for that
> > > donation ).
> > >
> > > One or more of their remaining computers could be used to
> > > serve up the LTSP
> > > setup.
> > >
> > > Note, they may need a LTSP-like rather than LTSP, but the
> > > physical setup
> > > remains about the same.
> > >
> > > Do we have a couple of people with experience with this type
> > > of setup who
> > > will volunteer for this? Please respond on list or write me
> > > at AZOTO.org.
> > > LuftHans is my username there.
> > >
> > > Once we have a couple of volunteers lined up, and only then,
> > > we can contact
> > > them and start finding out what their needs are and how we can assis=
t.
> > >
> > > Anybody got kids in that district? In that school? It'd be
> > > good to have
> > > someone local for the contact person. Living in/near Peoria
> > > would be good
> > > enough. Having kids in the school system would be better.
> > >
> > > If we volunteer to help, we have to be prepared to see it
> > > through and help
> > > them if they let us. If we're not going to follow through
> > > it's better to no=3D
> > > t
> > > volunteer in the first place.
> > >
> > > ciao,
> > >
> > > der.hans
> > > --=3D20
> > > # https://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.AZOTO.org/
> > > # It's up to the reader to make the book interesting.
> > > # An author has only the opportunity to make it
> > > uninteresting. - der.hans
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> Bryce C <Plug@BryceCo.Net>
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