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Re: IndyLUG PC
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Wed, 24 Sep 2003 02:42:15 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.indylug, Brian B. Alano wrote:
> I was thinking after the meeting last month that it would be handy to have a
> dedicated IndyLUG PC in the barn, hooked up to the Internet (using Steve's phone
> line, of course :) ) It would keep us out of Kim's hair, and make it easier to
> do PC-centric activities ad hoc. If we can bring together enough scrap equipment,
> I'll put one together.
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> I can probably supply:
> a fuzzy 14" monitor
> a CD-ROM drive
> a floppy drive
> a keyboard
> a cheap mouse
> a socket 7 AMD K6 433MHz CPU
> a computer desk (do we need one, or would Steve prefer to use something he
> already has out there?)
> Windows 98 and/or Linux (anybody prefer a certain flavor?)
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> That would leave:
> a socket 7 motherboard OR a different motherboard with CPU
> RAM (at least 64MB)
> a modem
> a hard drive
> a video card
> a case and power supply (has to be compatible with the motherboard)
> a USB interface might be nice so we can download images from our cameras on the spot.
> a printer?
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> I also have a extra 100MB Iomega ZIP drive. Does anyone see a use for that?
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> Let me know what you think.
> -Brian
I just happened to come across a HP Pavilion 8240 today in the neighbors trash.
I remember brian mentioning he needed the case so I grabbed it. The computer is
a 233Mhz intel Pentium Processor, 32mb sdram memory (might be missing), 4gb hard
drive(missing) 24x cd-rom, modem, 1mb video memory, usb ports, serial ports and
monitor.
We might be able to use brians parts with these parts and have a computer.
let me know if you need any more information.
mark
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| (...) Does it smell like diapers, have mice living in it, or anything like that? Maybe your neighbors went Amish, so they had to get rid of it, even though there's nothing wrong with it. (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| Thanks, Mark! I've found/acquired a few parts recently, too. Let's see what we have now: a fuzzy 14" monitor a CD-ROM drive a floppy drive a keyboard a cheap mouse a socket 7 AMD Athlon CPU and motherboard RAM a computer desk (do we need one, or (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| I was thinking after the meeting last month that it would be handy to have a dedicated IndyLUG PC in the barn, hooked up to the Internet (using Steve's phone line, of course :) ) It would keep us out of Kim's hair, and make it easier to do (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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