[hblug] recycling older PCs

[Michael Adams]

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:02:35 +1300
chris morris wrote:

> 
> > Around 50% that use their computers
> > regularly (even for emails) will look at adopting Vista in the first
> > year if it is reccomended by the powers that be in SeniorNet. 
> Vista looks like its gonna be a bigger can of worms than XP was when
> it was first launched.
> 
> http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/drm_in_tatters_first_hddvd_rip.html
> 
> http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/the_longest_suicide_note_in_hi.html
> > We could build the servers under Chris's direction. I feel it would
> > give us credibility to have someone in the industry in charge of
> > this aspect.
> >   
> Sorry Michael - I've had no experience ( yet ) setting up thin client 
> servers
> Others in the Lug may have had..

I reckon that you'd be fine. We need a hardware spec to go from. It's
just a quick box with two NIC's and no fancy graphics needed. Once
you've got a hardware spec, any worries? The OS is just software after
that.

-- 
Michael
 Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.