Subj : Re: Home Lab
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Moondog
Date : Mon May 18 2020 21:37:00

  Re: Re: Home Lab
  By: Dumas Walker to MOONDOG on Mon May 18 2020 10:55 am

 > > I keep a couple of old desktops around for odd tasks.  I have one that act
 > > as a print server and scanning station.  After I scan documents, they're
 > > saved in a network shared folder.  I'm thinking I can get by with using an
 > > SBC to replace it.  It's a 12-13 y/o desktop, and I run some other linux a
 > > on it such as Guitarix, so I might move it upstairs and re-purpose it agai
 > > for music recording and editing.
 > 
 > I do keep a couple of desktops for odd tasks also.  I have one that is
 > running OS/2 for my DOS BBS (for now!).  I also have one that I can use to
 > access CD roms.
 > 
 > > Another issue is I have not been receiving any hand me down or company thr
 > > out pc's as of late, so what I have in inventory for use is looking more l
 > > a museum collection than pc's that can be re-purposed.  I have a Pi3 and a
 > > Pi4, and have set up a Pine Rock64 sbc for a non-profit to run a marquee
 > > display. Odroid has a new board that looks like an interesting alternative
 > > a Pi4.
 > 
 > Same here.  My two recent hand me downs were from a friend and from the
 > side of the road.  :O  :D  The latter one I got a lot more service out of
 > even though it was not as powerful.  I eventually replaced it with an UP
 > Board.  The former is a more modern dual-core that had Win 7 (??) on it.  I
 > had trouble getting it to do much so I installed linux on it.  Debian at
 > first then later Devuan.
 > 
 > Seems like it does not like WWW browsers much.  Opening one will sometimes
 > lock that system cold.  But it has a CD drive & can more easily access the
 > nfs shares than OS/2 can so it gets powered up every now & then.
 > 

Seems like more and more friends and relatives are getting either Macbooks or
Ipads, or doing most of their surfing on their phones.  The companies I would 
solicit for throwouts are either in lease and return programs, or they're
donating pc's to non-profits that e-cycle older systems.  The gamers are
giving their old pc's to their kids or nieces and nephews to play Fortnight
or Overwatch.

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