Re: Query : seeking a (low cost & secure) turnkey plug-and-play

[Roy <r.engehausen () gmail com>]

On 11/19/2011 4:04 PM, Joe Greco wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 6:58 AM, A. Chase Turner<chase () stumpy com>  wrote:
> > > I am seeking a $100 turnkey micro hardware appliance to plug into a LAN
> > hub...
> >
> > Why micro?  Just get a pile of free for the carting-off old Pentium
> > machines and run them headless with a BSD.  Set them up to heartbeat to a
> > cacti box.  Why buy new when you have a good use for the old stuff that is
> > going to a dump anyway?
> As long as you're not paying the electric bill.  But quite frankly, some
> of the stuff that's been put out over the years is better off in a dump.
>
> ... JG

They also have moving parts like disk drives and fans that will wear out
and need replacement.