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

[Joe Greco <jgreco () ns sol net>]

> 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.

In all fairness, everything breaks.  But, yeah, it may also break quicker.

... JG
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