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 :-)
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