--=-4rPlNbp8fB4qXetXVVQ6 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 12:16, George Gambill wrote: > Hans, >=20 > I am not familiar with "LTSP-like" but I can setup an LTSP box (static IP= ). >=20 > For 9 clients, a 800 MHz Pentium class box with 512 MEG ram (might squeak= by > with less) and 60 Gig Hard Drive should server well. Anyone got one of > those who is willing do part with it. We can always add memory. >=20 > I am experienced with Etherboot NIC's. They can boot from a floppy (chee= sy) > or from a ROM chip onboard the NIC. > =20 > If the school has a non-Linux DHCP server (and I think it probably does) = 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 RO= M > chips, we will need someone with a ROM burner (that is on my wish list). >=20 > One thing, my experience shows that GNOME has (or at least had) a memory > leak with LTSP. I had to convert the LTSP system to KDE. No flames plea= se. >=20 > Other question. Will a server scheme work. Is there an Ethernet in plac= e? > Is there cabling in place? Can the boxen(s) be located close to each oth= er > such that a hub will work? >=20 > Also. I bought a 16 port Hub (not switch) at a thrift shop (can't resist = a > bargain) the other day that I could donate. >=20 > Anyone got an 800 MHx box around (or do they)??? >=20 > Anyone got a 60 GIG Dirve to donate (or do they)? >=20 > In short, if we can come up with the box, I will volunteer to set up the > server. Will want help with the clients. Clients are the easy part. >=20 > George >=20 > -----Original Message----- > > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:31:35 -0700 (MST) > > From: "der.hans" > > Subject: Re: Peoria Schools can't afford to replace stolen computers > >=20 > > Am 16. Oct, 2003 schw=3DE4tzte Lee Einer so: > >=20 > > >=20 > > 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 > > >=20 > > > 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 and > > > donate them... > >=20 > > They lost 9 of 45 computers. That means they still have a=20 > > few. AZOTO can > > donate a few boxen for LTSP clients ( thanks to UAT for that=20 > > donation ). > >=20 > > One or more of their remaining computers could be used to=20 > > serve up the LTSP > > setup. > >=20 > > Note, they may need a LTSP-like rather than LTSP, but the=20 > > physical setup > > remains about the same. > >=20 > > Do we have a couple of people with experience with this type=20 > > of setup who > > will volunteer for this? Please respond on list or write me=20 > > at AZOTO.org. > > LuftHans is my username there. > >=20 > > Once we have a couple of volunteers lined up, and only then,=20 > > we can contact > > them and start finding out what their needs are and how we can assist. > >=20 > > Anybody got kids in that district? In that school? It'd be=20 > > good to have > > someone local for the contact person. Living in/near Peoria=20 > > would be good > > enough. Having kids in the school system would be better. > >=20 > > If we volunteer to help, we have to be prepared to see it=20 > > through and help > > them if they let us. If we're not going to follow through=20 > > it's better to no=3D > > t > > volunteer in the first place. > >=20 > > ciao, > >=20 > > 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=20 > > uninteresting. - der.hans > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --=20 Bryce C CoBryce Communications --=-4rPlNbp8fB4qXetXVVQ6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA/jxG7/wbq/C6yyPcRAoWbAJ9/WJzyP0WKBxpdRbtrstOCTpOXyACfSJPf KHk+RtGOCsAYa+PmsxeoWSo= =UwoD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-4rPlNbp8fB4qXetXVVQ6--