Some particulars regarding this
computer:
It is a regular 'desktop' computer like one
might have at home although this one usually
does not have a mouse, monitor or keyboard
plugged into it, as it can be administered
remotely. A most unusual feature of this
computer is that it is not contained in a case
or tower like most computers, but the
components are arranged on a board, framed and
hung on the wall. While this may not be art, it is unusual
and fun. Here's a picture (click)
There are several hard drives used by the
computer, some 15,000rpm SCSI drives containing
the operating system and a 250GB PATA drive
where web pages and other saved files are kept.
Several web sites, or domains are hosted here.
It was built on the
cheap! Yay eBay!
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Dual Xeon (Apr '08)
Ubuntu 8.04 server edition LTS (free download)
2 Intel Xeon 2.0GHz Processors SL5Z9 ($21.49)
Dell Precision 650 Motherboard 2x-Xeon Socket 603 ($34.91)
Dell proprietary 460w power supply ($37.45)
1 GB RAM (donated)
Apache/2.2.8 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.2.4-2ubuntu (free download)
The 64bit setup was buggy as heck. Linux and FreeBSD both gave nothing but trouble. I wondered what might be more reliable and then I found the Xeon procs, next I went hunting for something to put them on, which led me to the Dell Precision 650 parts. Ubuntu works (as in 'everything just works') best for me. Even though I really like to fiddle, this system has potential to last years and years. (we'll see ; - )
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Yet - Yet
another UPGRADE !! (Jan '08)
Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Server
Edition
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
GIGABYTE GA-MA69GM Motherboard
2 GB RAM
Apache/2.2.4 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.2.3-1ubuntu6
Server
As hardware has became less and less
expensive, we decided
to upgrade to 64-bit hardware and build
a server
based on this platform.
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Yet another UPGRADE ! (Jun '07)
Ubuntu GNU/Linux 6.06 LTS
Pentium 4, 2.8GHz Processor
1 GB RAM
Apache/2.0.55 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.1.2
Server
I had a desire to revert
back to Linux as I was no longer chummy
with the BSD admins I once knew and had more
familiarity with Linux. I'd been installing
Ubuntu on our charitable distributed computers
since the New Orleans Project
(computerdropoff.org) so it was our distro of
choice for the wall server. We tried it on
SparcUltra1s and an Ultra5, a dual-Pentium III
but settled on this P4.
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MAJOR UPGRADE ! (Sep '03)
FreeBSD Unix version 5.4 replaces Fedora
Linux
AMD K6 500MHz Processor has been replaced with
an
AMD Athlon 750MHz Processor.
The Gigabyte motherboard is now a
GA7ZX
In addition to switching
to FreeBSD, a primary motivator for the
upgrade
is a serendipitously obtained stick of
RAM,
which brings the total to 768MB
Apache/2.0.55 (FreeBSD) PHP/5.0.5 Server
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Details:
(Oct '01)
AMD 500MHz processor (eBay -
$22).
Gigabyte GA5AX Motherboard (eBay -
$14).
256MB RAM ($44)
4MB video card (donated :-)
8x CD-ROM drive (donated :-)
Fedora Core 3 operating system (free
download :-)
Apache/2.0.53 (Unix) PHP/4.3.10 Server
(free download :-)
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