> On 11/19/2011 4:04 PM, Joe Greco wrote: > >> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 6:58 AM, A. Chase Turner<ch...@stumpy.com> wrote: > >>> I am seeking a $100 turnkey micro hardware appliance to plug into a LAN > >> hub... > >> > >> Why micro? Just get a pile of free for the carting-off old Pentium > >> machines and run them headless with a BSD. Set them up to heartbeat to a > >> cacti box. Why buy new when you have a good use for the old stuff that is > >> going to a dump anyway? > > As long as you're not paying the electric bill. But quite frankly, some > > of the stuff that's been put out over the years is better off in a dump. > > > > ... JG > > They also have moving parts like disk drives and fans that will wear out > and need replacement.
In all fairness, everything breaks. But, yeah, it may also break quicker. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.
