Re: PC suitable for HA controller?

[Calum Morrell <calum@xxxxxxx>]

Mark McCall wrote:

> The Pentium Pro is a server chip as far as I knpw,

Only if it's a Xeon. Pentium Pro is simply the pentium II [i.e. 6x86].
Standard
desktop processor, no probs for HA or normal use.

Costing? P6 [ie PPro] worthless now, 128MB ram - £50 new, 1GB HD - really?
that
small, wow haven't seen anything that small for ages. worthless probably

System as a whole, I wouldn't pay more than £50 to £75 pounds. Of course
this
assumes there is no monitor with it and no super high spec graphics, sound
or
specialist devices included ;-)


Calum


>   >From:
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>   >[mailto:sentto-1109639-6796-981587670-mark=automatedhome.co.uk@xxxxxxx
>   >nelist.com]On Behalf Of Mick Furlong
>   >Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 11:13 PM
>   >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   >Subject: [ukha_d] PC suitable for HA controller?
>   >
>   >
>   >I have a chance to get an old PC which I would like to use as a
HA
>   >controller.
>   >
>   >Specification is Pentium Pro 200. 128mb ram, 1gb ide disc.
>   >
>   >Interestingly it has 4x PCI and 4xISA slots (1 shared), so
loading it
>   >up with expansion cards such as Sound and Serial Ports is easy
(i have
>   >an odd mix of cards around so the mix of slots is handy.
>   >
>   >Could someone advise on the pros and cons od using this PC for
HA and
>   >also whether the system is actually worth paying  any money for?
>   >
>   >Thanks in advance
>   >
>   >Mick
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