Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 08:01:27 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: wjw@IAEhv.nl Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tree tagging put off by ~12 hours. Message-ID: <14287.901119687@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 22 Jul 1998 16:57:03 %2B0200." <199807221457.QAA21269@surf.IAE.nl>
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> => Well, going by general prices here, I'd say that a minimum config, > => essentially no more than what's necessary to do the job that freefall > => does, would look something like: > => > => ASUS Motherboard: $250 > => PII-400 processor: $750 > => Memory (256MB PC100): $300 > => ATX tower case: $150 > => Usual fans/floppy/etc: $100 [all misc remaining parts] > => > => Total: $1550 > > SCSI Controller on the motherboard? Yep, the new ASUS mobos have this now. > => If I were going for broke, I'd also add: > => > => 2 Quantum Atlas II 9gb drives: $520 each, $1040 total. > > We're not going to go broke on this one. > Just get the lot, and figure out a way to get met a bill with $2600 on it, > so I can make our accountant happy. Uh, OK, sure! Don't have to tell me twice. :) Can you send me all the relevant address details? Also, weren't you the one who wanted to donate by credit card? I think we could simply debit your card directly from here, if you'd prefer to do it that way. > We've spent already ~$1700 on what is going to be a dedicated > > nl.freebsd.org > > Which has only 1 4Gb disk and a measily 233MMX/32Mb, but it'll do for a while Probably yes. Freefall has been more disk I/O bound, especially on the drive containing the CVS repository, and has 4 drives which also generate way too much heat for the kind of case it currently has. Going to a pair of fast 9-giggers should mitigate that somewhat since its load was never very well balanced across the 4 drives anyway. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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