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n8nxf
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response 165 of 175:
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Dec 21 11:21 UTC 1998 |
I think the old Sun-3 chassis I took apart a long ago time had a
transformer in the base that could be wired for either 110V or 220V.
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remmers
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response 166 of 175:
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Dec 21 12:09 UTC 1998 |
Re resp:164 - Yes, the plan is to distribute Grex functions over several
machines eventually. Running mail on a separate machine is the highest
priority, I think.
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steve
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response 167 of 175:
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Dec 21 12:59 UTC 1998 |
Yup. Once we have some of the technical infrastructure in place
it will be possible to start spreading things over multiple machines.
Mail processing will be the first, and will likely have the biggest
impact of any single thing we could do.
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mark1
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response 168 of 175:
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Dec 21 14:30 UTC 1998 |
I have a question... How do you put a message on the login board advisory
thing-a-ma-jig?
do you have to be a member to do it???
MJK
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scott
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response 169 of 175:
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Dec 21 14:35 UTC 1998 |
You have to be staff, or one of a few people that have been given permission.
With thousands of users, we can't allow just anyone to update the motd
(Message Of The Day) file.
Re: The Sun 670 donations:
The really *cool* thing is that we are getting multiple spares for less than
we budgeted to buy a single set of spares. We may also be getting some nice
disks, so that Grex will have a much lower hardware budget for the next year
or two.
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mta
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response 170 of 175:
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Dec 21 16:35 UTC 1998 |
On the other hand, mark, if you have something important to put there it's
fine to ask a member of the staff if they'd put it there for you. They may
not agree since we try to keep the MOTD short -- but if it's genuinely of
interest to all Grexers they probably will. ;)
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keesan
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response 171 of 175:
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Dec 21 17:38 UTC 1998 |
1200 watts is a space heater. Does the computer run at that all the time?
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steve
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response 172 of 175:
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Dec 21 19:53 UTC 1998 |
1200watts is what its rated at being able to deliver. It would consume
less than that for just one card in the box. My guess is 500w but we'd have
to check to make sure.
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drew
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response 173 of 175:
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Dec 22 01:21 UTC 1998 |
Again, supplying yourselves with 220 volts is a simple task, given two
adjacent empty circuit breaker slots in the fuse box. (Would someone check
the box to see if there are?) You could very well end up wanting it sooner
or later anyway. So you might as well run a 220 volt line for this upgrade.
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steve
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response 174 of 175:
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Dec 22 02:19 UTC 1998 |
(we should move this discussion to the Garage, I think)
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keesan
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response 175 of 175:
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Dec 22 23:14 UTC 1998 |
We are heating our house under constructin with a 1200 watt space heater and
it has maintained 46 degrees, with 10 degrees out. With single glazing. It
could get pretty hot in the pumpkin. Jim suggesting moving grex to the house
and I would not have to pay for any heat.
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