Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Avon
From : Weatherman
Date : Sun Nov 20 2022 08:51:07


A> I'm trying to recall the specs of my earlier computers, it was either a
A> 386 or perhaps a 486 dx system... made by a crowd now long gone in New
A> Zealand.. I think they were called PC General..... then the next system
A> was by PC Direct.... New Zealand computer companies had such imaginative
A> names heh :)

I still have pictures somewhere of the monster sized 286-12 tower case that I used back then.  It was as tall as my desk when sitting on the floor.  It even had the "turbo" button on it.

I used the same case for many years as I upgraded/swapped motherboards to several different 386 systems, then to 486, then to pentium, etc.  Since the case was so large, I later used it as my data server case.

These days my data server and vmware servers are all 4U Supermicro systems.  I love the supermicro systems.  They are a data hoarder's dream platform.

Speaking of which, I have (9) 14TB drives sitting on my desk next to me right now.  Once I get that new array in place, it will take over a week to copy all the data.

- Mark
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