Subj : Never do a system full update at night
To   : thecivvie
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Sun Jul 11 2021 19:29:10

Hello thecivvie,

Sunday July 11 2021 21:05, you wrote to me:

 t> I want to get one of them. Maybe then do away with some of the Pi, or
 t> find another use for them

I have a use for one of my older Pis: a Ham Clock.

It's a specialized setup for amateur radio operators that shows several pieces of information that we hams use in our hobby.

https://www.clearskyinstitute.com/ham/HamClock/ has more info on it.  I am thinking about setting up my 3B Pi for that.

I'm also considering getting the latest RPi 4 to set up a private VPN using OpenVPN for myself so I can work on the BBS securely via VNC from remote.  More info about doing this here:

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-create-a-vpn-server-with-raspberry-pi

I am waiting on most of these projects because I need to do a few things and obtain things like a new cheap monitor for the Ham Clock (mine are all dying).

So many projects. <G>

As for the HPE, I bought it off of eBay for $114 shipped from the Atlanta area direct.  The fan was going in the one I bought so the company sent me a good working heatsink (not cheap) for free.  I wish I'd bought two of these then when I had the money!  Mine has a quad-core 2.4gHz Xeon CPU in it.  Not the fastest but very reliable and it handles tasks quite well.

I'd like to get a HP Z800 workstation for my personal computer ... they're big, heavy, older, but built like damn tanks.

I admit to a HP bias in computers since I was a factory-trained tech for their business-class desktops, laptops, and workstations.  I know HPs inside and out and know how to find parts for them easy.

-- Sean

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