Re: Software for Central Heating Control

[Andy Hall <andyh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:20:52 GMT, raden <raden@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In message <43bc1ea6$0$87296$5a6aecb4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andrew Gabriel
><andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>In article <1136370249.442615.10950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>       meow2222@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>>> For the computer side of things, I would steer well clear of PCs, as
>>> you need a system that will stay running for years at a time, and PCs
>>> simply dont have the necessary hardware or software reliability. My
>>
>>Um, they do, providing you aren't running anything Microsoft-based.
>>I run my system on an old 120MHz Pentium (which is still _way_ over
>>powered for the task) using Solaris x86, and it has never gone down
>>except when there's a power cut, which is roughly once every 400
>>days so far.
>>
>You're going to have to go out and buy a 2nd hand Prius

If you're just looking for something that will go down, you don't need
to go to that trouble....


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