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Re: plea for help with
I had a flyer from DELL come today, and noticed that their Power Edge
servers are black (but massive cases!) but more importantly are fitted
with black devices: CD drive, floppy, blanking plates. Might be worth
checking with them...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: paul_gordon@xxxxxxx [SMTP:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 April 1999 10:16
> To: REB.Barnett@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: plea for help with
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> If that's the unit I think it is: - looks for all the world like=20
> a "traditional" A/V amplifier, but is also a wizzo PC, then
yes, I=20
> remember seeing it in T3 over a year ago, and almost wetting my pants
=
> (only kidding) with desire!!! - I've been waiting all this time for=20
> that product to be released in a pukka UK guise, so I wouldn't have=20
> to faff around with transformers, and aggro with
dealer/manufacturer=20
> support, and then I'd (probably) buy one like a shot...=20
> The "probably" being the price.... I seem to recall this box
costing=20
> about $5000 USD (aka =A35000 GBP) - I reckon I can put my home-brew=20
> equivalent together for a LOT less than that....
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> But I'm fed up of waiting, with no guarantee that it will EVER be=20
> released here. (Has anyone on this list imported a US one??), Hence=20
> my wanting to put my own one together...
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> Paul.
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> >From: "Timothy Morris" <timmorris@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: plea for help with "convergence"
product
> >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:36:49 +0100
> >
> >Sounds like an impressive product. I assume that you have seen
the=20
> DVX8000
> >that Philips sell in the US, which does about 80% of what you
want?
> >
> >Tim.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: paul gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> >> Sent: 28 April 1999 16:43
> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [ukha_d] plea for help with "convergence"
product
> >>
> >>
> >> This might be a "little" off-topic, but I don't
think its _too_ =
far
> >> out...
> >>
> >> I'm intending to build a "convergence" PC (just
LOVE those
> >> buzzwords!")
> >>
> >> What I basically want is a state-of-the-art WINTEL PC to live
in =
my
> >> AV rack in my lounge, along with the hi-fi / TV / VCR's etc..
The
> >> intention being for it to perform several functions, and
replace
> >> several other seperate boxes:
> >>
> >> 1) Games playing - replacing the Sony Playstation
> >> 2) DVD movie's - removing the need to buy a consumer DVD
player.
> >> 3) Web-TV - via my ISDN line, for browsing, banking,
shopping,=20
> online
> >> gaming, TV guide, etc.. AND for accessing by home intranet
which=20
> will
> >> be the front-end for my MP3 jukebox.
> >> 4) MP3 jukebox player - replacing my current CD player.
> >> 5) Remote control of other PC's in the house via PC-Anywhere
> >> 6) Possibly some HA control as well??
> >>
> >> The existing 33" TV will be used as the monitor, via a
S-video
> >> connection, the keyboard/mouse will be wireless, so only a
base=20
> unit
> >> will need to live in my rack. I've already specified most of
the
> >> parts, and already sourced some of them as well. BUT, my
main=20
> problem
> >> is this:
> >>
> >> I _REALLY_ don't want a beige PC in my living room!! - I'm
having =
a
> >> pretty hard time sourcing a base unit that's black (I mean
really
> >> black, rather than a sort of muddy dark brown!), and =
black-fascia'd
> >> drives to go in it...
> >>
> >> So I'd be REALLY greatful if all you helpful guys and gals
would=20
> let
> >> me know if you hear about anywhere I can get any of these
items:
> >>
> >> Black DVD-ROM drive (zone unrestricted, latest 5X / 6X etc.)
> >> Black CD-ROM drive IDE or SCSI, latest 32X / 40X etc.
> >> Black ATX (slimline or full) desktop case (not
midi/mini/full=20
> tower)
> >>
> >> I could probably dispense with a dedicated CD drive, if the
DVD=20
> drive
> >> gives good enough audio CD playback (dual-pickup?) - the
reason=20
> being
> >> that my wife hasn't "quite" come around to the idea
yet, so I've=20
> had
> >> to promise to leave existing CD playback functionality
available
> >> alongside the MP3 jukebox facility.
> >>
> >> The idea would be that this PC would be 'always on' - IE
available =
> at
> >> least as quickly as any other consumer equipment, so it'd
have to
> >> conform to the ACPI power-management spec, and the
"OnNow" spec,=20
> so a
> >> mere press of the front panel sleep/resume button gives me
a=20
> useable
> >> computer in about 5 seconds, and I'd want to be able to wake
it up
> >> automatically by selecting the appropriate TV channel as
well,
> >> (somehow), so in practice, all I do is pick up my URC, select
the=20
> TV
> >> channel number for the PC, and after a few seconds, I see
my=20
> intranet
> >> homepage, which has links for all the services offered by
the=20
> PC....
> >>
> >> I'm not in any hurry - I'm planning on using Windows 2000 as
the =
OS
> >> on this machine, so we're unlikely to be putting it together
until
> >> Q4, so I'd really appreciate it if you could bear this in
mind in=20
> the
> >> coming months.
> >>
> >> If anyone's interested, my planned spec for this machine is
as
> >> follows: (subject to change!)
> >>
> >> Intel P111/500Mhz
> >> 128MB RAM
> >> 10GB Wide-ultra SCSI disk
> >> 3COM 10/100Mb Ethernet card (running at 100Mb)
> >> Creative SB Live! soundcard
> >> RIVA TNT-2 AGP 32MB 3D graphics card with S-video out
> >> Adaptec AHA2940UW PCI wide-ultra SCSI controller
> >> 5X SCSI DVD-ROM drive. - Black!
> >> 32X /40X SCSI CD-ROM drive. - Black!
> >> As yet undecided MPEG2 decoder card for DVD-movies (open to
> >> recommendations!)
> >> Infrared cordless keyboard/mouse.
> >>
> >> Here's hoping someone can help me.
> >>
> >> Thanks y'all
> >>
> >> Paul Gordon.
> >>
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________________
> >>
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