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, and hung on the wall. While this may not be art, it is unusual and
fun.There is now just one 1TB SATA hard drive used by the computer, which contains the operating system, web pages and other saved files. Several web sites, or domains are hosted here. It was built on the cheap!=========================================================
Update Aug. 2023 INew motherboard is an Intel D410PT, 2GB RAM, 1TB SSD Debian 12 (bookworm) Linux Server Config.=========================================================
Update Jan. 2017 Dell Vostro Mobo / Atom 220 Processor /1TB HDD 2GB RAM Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS LAMP
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Intel Atom 330 - 6x6inches, 15watts (May '09)
Intel 945GC Mini ITX Motherboard w/ Atom 330 Dual Core Processor
Ubuntu 8.04 server edition LTS (free download)
Apache/2.2.8 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.2.4-2ubuntu (free download)
When Intel produced a dual core Atom processor I felt this might offer great promise for the server on the wall in reduced power consumption. What I was surprised to learn is how reliable the combination of this Intel motherboard with the Atom 330 processor coupled with Ubuntu LTS server operating system would be. As of this writing, the server on the wall has 233 days of uptime - a personal best. While the server on the wall is no longer contained in a picture frame, it is still hung on the wall - screwed directly on the OSB board. I liked it so much, there are now two of them, side-by-side. One for the rogueimc.org, and a second one for all my other domains. =========================================================
Dual Xeon (Apr
'08)
Ubuntu 8.04 server edition
LTS
(free
download)
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)
Apache/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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