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Some
particulars regarding this
computer:
It is a regular 'desktop' computer like one might
have at home although this one usually does not
have a mouse, monitor or keyboard plugged into it,
as it can be administered remotely. A most unusual
feature of this computer is that it is not
contained in a case or tower like most computers,
but the components are arranged on a board, framed
and hung on the wall. While this may not be
art, it is unusual and
fun. Here's a picture
(click)
There are several hard drives used by the
computer, some 15,000rpm SCSI drives containing the
operating system and a 250GB PATA drive where web
pages and other saved files are kept. Several web
sites, or domains are hosted here. It was built
on the cheap ! Yay
eBay !
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Dual Xeon (Apr
'08)
Ubuntu 8.04 server edition
LTS
(free
d
ownload)
2 Intel Xeon 2.0GHz Processors SL5Z9
($21.49)
Dell Precision 650 Motherboard 2x-Xeon Socket 603
($34.91)
Dell proprietary 460w power supply ($37.45)
1 GB RAM (donated)
A
pache/2.2.8 (Ubuntu)
PHP/5.2.4-2ubuntu (free
download)
The 64bit setup was buggy as heck. Linux and
FreeBSD both gave nothing but trouble. I wondered
what might be more reliable and then I found the
Xeon procs, next I went hunting for something to
put them on, which led me to the Dell Precision 650
parts. Ubuntu works (as in 'everything just works')
best for me. Even though I really like to fiddle,
this system has potential to last years and years.
(we'll see ; - )
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Yet - Yet another
UPGRADE !! (Jan '08)
Ubuntu
Linux 7.10 Server Edition
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
GIGABYTE GA-MA69GM Motherboard
2 GB RAM
Apache/2.2.4 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.2.3-1ubuntu6
Server
As hardware has became less and less expensive, we
decided to upgrade to 64-bit hardware and build
a server based on this
platform.
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Yet another UPGRADE ! (Jun '07)
Ubuntu GNU/Linux 6.06 LTS
Pentium 4, 2.8GHz Processor
1 GB RAM
Apache/2.0.55 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.1.2
Server I had a desire to revert back
to Linux as I was no longer chummy with the BSD
admins I once knew and had more familiarity with
Linux. I'd been installing Ubuntu on our charitable
distributed computers since the New Orleans Project
(computerdropoff.org) so it was our distro of
choice for the wall server. We tried it on
SparcUltra1s and an Ultra5, a dual-Pentium III but
settled on this P4.
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MAJOR UPGRADE ! (Sep '03)
FreeBSD Unix version 5.4 replaces Fedora
Linux
AMD K6 500MHz Processor has been replaced with
an
AMD Athlon 750MHz Processor.
The Gigabyte motherboard is now a
GA7ZX In addition to switching to
FreeBSD, a primary motivator for the upgrade is a
serendipitously obtained stick of RAM, which brings
the total to 768MB
Apache/2.0.55 (FreeBSD) PHP/5.0.5 Server
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Details:
(Oct '01)
AMD 500MHz processor (eBay - $22).
Gigabyte GA5AX Motherboard (eBay -
$14).
256MB RAM ($44)
4MB video card (donated :-)
8x CD-ROM drive (donated :-)
Fedora Core 3 operating system (free download
:-)
Apache/2.0.53 (Unix) PHP/4.3.10 Server (free
download :-)
Configuration assistance provided by
InfoStructure's
Systems Administration and Technical Support
departments.
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