[K12OSN] Demo server specs

Richard K. Ingalls ringalls at glenwood.k12.mo.us
Thu Feb 19 11:15:00 UTC 2004


Hi list dudes and dudettes!

I'm getting ready to build a demo server to take 
with me to schools just to show them how easy it 
is to take their old junk PCs and attach them to 
the K12LTSP server and have a kickin' lab in 
almost no time.  My plan is to have the schools 
find 2 or 3 of their old junk PCs ready for me 
when I show up.  Then I'll just make sure they 
have 32 Mb RAM, PCI/AGP video, PCI sound and I'll 
bring the bootable NICs.  (Probably, I'll bring 
extra sticks of RAM with me as well as extra video 
& audio cards).

I'm building this on my own cash, so I've got to 
keep the costs down as low as I can, yet still be 
able to have a system the PERFORMS well - WOW 'em 
(ya know?).

Here's what I'm looking at from Tigerdirect.com:
CPU //	CP1-XP25003BC  AMD Athlon™ XP 2500+ / 		 
512KB Cache / 333MHz FSB / Socket A / 			Barton 
Core / Processor with Fan
	$92.99
MOBO //	A455-2031  Asus A7V8X-X Socket A
	$61.99
RAM //	U10-1905  Ultra 512MB PC2100 DDR 266MHz 	 
Memory 2 Pack (1024MB Total)
	$159.99
Switch//T156-2064  Trendware - TEG-S50TXE - 		 
10/100/1000Mbps 5-Port Copper Gigabit 			$69.99
NIC //	T156-2100  Trendware 10/100/100 Mbps 	
	$19.99

TOTALs just about $405.  Please comment.  What do 
you think folks?  Will this work?

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Richard K. Ingalls
Director of Information Technology
Glenwood R-8 School District
West Plains, MO

email..ringalls at glenwood.k12.mo.us
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