Re: Funding 2nd request and report.

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Original poster: Chip Atkinson <chip@xxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Terry.

Thanks for reminding me about Sun.  I think I'll check out Sun as well.  I
just checked briefly and it looks like they have some offerings in my
price range.  Maybe even HP/Compaq, though I hate them based on experience
with their desktop machines.

I only use Windows 95 for balancing my checkbook.  Nowhere else.  Pure
linux for me.  That way if it crashes, it's a hardware problem most
likely.  I definitely think servers are built much more robustly and
designed for 24x7 operation, so this should be a much better investment
than more desktop hardware.

Chip

On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: Terry Fritz <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Sweet!!
>
> I have a Sun Cobalt Raq 550 dedicated server.  Down time is like
> "zero" :-)))  It can do 200 web sites and 10,000 e-mail
> addresses...  Since it is on DSL, it is like an 800 pound gorilla on
> a kite string, but it does not pain me ;-))  I note that dedicated
> servers make retail PCs look like piles of junk ;-))  Servers are
> high powered extreme duty machines for sure!!  They can also be
> easily packed up and sent to a server farm if things get gnarly >:D
>
> Oh! Ahhhh...  Get the "Linux" version ,NOT windows
> :o)))))))))))))))  I have a server running each...  I can't tell you
> the difference on this "family oriented" list...  I think win is
> having a "vole-ista" thing now... :-P
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26703
>
> My old 2x400Mhz is about to go Linux....  I threw office away last
> year :-))))  Most Tesla coil programs are windows...  But Java and
> pure "C" is helping ;-))
>
> FYI - CPU usage on both of my servers is well under "0%".  The Sun's
> CPU temp is 37C :-))  so don't worry about processor power unless you
> are running "active" web sites that require the CPU to like do
> E-commerce and stuff....  Just web serving is a no brainer thing...
>
> RAM is good since it takes the wear load of the drives.  But
> now-a-days, every computer comes with unimaginable amounts of memory
> as well as disk space...  I run about 10gig on-line just because "I
> can"...  But I have like 120gig unused space just spinning...  All
> real servers are RAID now which fixes 99% of the problems...  The Sun
> has 4 x 10,000 RPM fans that are LOUD!!!  But I think the Dell server
> is house friendly "quiet".  I just got used to it %;-)
>
> One of those easily portable USB 2 backup drives sure is nice to
> since it can suck everything on the computer up for safe keeping in a
> few minutes!!
>
> I am going to send $50 too, but I am a little behind in everything
> ;-))  "I" certainly use the Tesla list hard :o)))  But if "everyone"
> just sent $1, it would pay for the new server right there!!  So just
> stuffing a few bucks in an envelope sure will help out too!!!
>
> Hey Chip!!  THANKS for doing all this stuff for all these years
> now!!!!  All I have to do is hit "forward" when I read a post, but
> you really make the whole thing "go"!!
>
> Cheers,
>
>          Terry
>
>
>
>
> At 07:49 AM 10/5/2005, you wrote:
> >Greetings all,
> >
> >
> >Thank you very much to all who have donated to the list.  It will really
> >help keep it running.  I think I've settled on a machine -- A Dell Power
> >Edge 1800, near the base level.  It's about $1400, which is a little more
> >than we've raised so far.
> >
> >Right now we are at $1155.59, which is a really good showing and a strong
> >indication of how people love the list.
> >
> >I would like to ask people who have not yet contributed to see if they can
> >spare a little bit for the list.  Like I said earlier, this is not a
> >common occurrence, but is about the third time in 10 years that the list
> >has been operational.  If you can contribute, you can use either pay pal
> >or send check, money order, or even cash (but at minimum put it between
> >layers of thick paper to keep prying eyes away).  Here's my information:
> >
> >PayPal:
> >chip@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >Check/Money order:
> >William W. Atkinson
> >705 Sedge Way
> >Lafayette, CO
> >80026
> >(303)828-3649
> >
> >Thanks in advance!
> >
> >Chip
>
>
>