Re: [aclug-L] Network Terminals

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

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> i've seen 5080's, 386's, 486's( $50-$100), and mac's every once in a while a
> X-terminal.  if they have gotten alpha's they won't last long.  i go there at
> lunch sometimes but when i comeback that afternoon to buy what i saw earlier
> that day it's gone.  they move the good stuf thru fast.  call and ask or go 
> buy
> and look for your self.

You know, I think I'll just do that (reaching for my Wichita map)...

> for me it's better than toys-r-us.

Hehe :-)

> last week i was in a class at work and they were using 5 p75's for a door stop
> because they didn't want them to go to surplus.  : (

hehe

Heck, I could even put a web server on something like that.  My
486sx/25 does a good job as a backup mail server, but it's not so hot
as a webserver, especially since I make use of server-side includes
and Perl scripts.  I like to move all the server activities off my
workstation so I can turn it off at night, and let some other machine
with cheaper components that draws less electricity do the serving
stuff.  But the 486/25 just isn't quite up to the task :-(

What I'm really planning to do is get a new workstation when the 21264 
Alphas come out (they're what, 4x the speed of the latest PIIs, I
think?).  That would be very nice.  I'm a bit concerned about cost,
though.  And of course, those won't hit any surplus for quite awhile.
Bah.



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