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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42984.0&return_msg=42984.3"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.1">1–9</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42984.3">Three Strikes</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42984_3_9_10"> <a name="a42984_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_42984_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">19 Oct 2023 16:44</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 Oct 2023 18:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 9</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.3">42984.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.2">42984.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, magical thinking. <span class="emoticon e_lmao" title="LMAO"><span class="e__">LMAO</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42984.3&return_msg=42984.3" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42984.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42984_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_42984_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">19 Oct 2023 16:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">4 of 9</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.4">42984.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Found a great source for <s>dead</s>-cheep pcs ... <a href="https://freegeektoronto.org">https://freegeektoronto.org</a><br /> <br /> charity -- they do some kind of computer recycling & educating stuff<br /> <br /> Heading over there tomorrow to check out some bright prospects</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42984.4&return_msg=42984.3" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42984.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42984_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_42984_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">21 Oct 2023 12:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">5 of 9</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.5">42984.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Bought a shiny old Acer Aspire AX3810 for < Can.$30 & got it up and running.<br /> <br /> After unsuccessfully faffing around with vnc and smb (client firewall shite?), I got nfs and http servers up, the bare minimum for this thing to work as a drop-in replacement.<br /> <br /> It's pre-loaded with Linux Mint, an Ubuntu clone/reskin of dubious value (the reskin, that is). I was sorely tempted to nuke it for a clean install but Mister Lazy, hypervisor of my id interceded. It configures pretty much exactly like Ubuntu with 99.99% of everything pulled from Ubuntu repositories. Dumb, useless, but it does work. I guess not subject to Ubuntu's lame attempts at monetization, so that's something.<br /> <br /> Slow AF but with 8G of RAM I expect it will do.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42984.5&return_msg=42984.3" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42984.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42984_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_42984_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">21 Oct 2023 17:13</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Oct 2023 13:18"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 9</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.6">42984.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.3#a42984_5" target="_self">42984.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Quad core, 2.33GHz. I'd have given my right arm for that back when all I had was a 386SX. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42984.6&return_msg=42984.3" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42984.6"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42984_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_42984_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">21 Oct 2023 19:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Oct 2023 13:18"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 9</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.7">42984.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.3#a42984_5" target="_self">42984.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Mint's value is as a way to wean people off Ubuntu/Windows - and as a stepping stone Cinnamon is ok, but I wouldn't run it on a server. <br /><br /> <p>Wonder if there's any places like FreeGeek around here...</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42984.7&return_msg=42984.3" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42984.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42984_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_42984_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">22 Oct 2023 13:22</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Oct 2023 21:06"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 9</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.8">42984.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.3#a42984_7" target="_self">42984.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Free Geek is awesome! I might volunteer there, and spread my brand of brazen ignorance among the underclasses. Apart from it being a 90-minute commute.<br /> <br /> It turns out I probably would have spent less time on configuring a clean install as I have on a 'few, minor tweaks' to mint just so I can get it to serve vnc. Which isn't fait accompli by any means.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42984.8&return_msg=42984.3" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42984.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42984_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_42984_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">22 Oct 2023 13:33</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Oct 2023 16:36"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 9</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.9">42984.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42984.3#a42984_6" target="_self">42984.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The gpu is even worse, it only does the desktop in software rendering, which looks like shit. Not a deal-breaker for a headless server though.<br /> <br /> The box is real pretty, and real small, deffo the smallest desktop I've owned.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 22 Oct 2023 13:35 by DSMITHHFX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42984.9&return_msg=42984.3" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42984.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>