Thread: Server for Home Use

Server for Home Use

From
John Tankersley
Date:
Hello,

My name is John Tankersley. I have postgresql running on my main machine
with  SuSE linux 8.2 .  I want to hook up a server to my main machine
and run postgresql database on it.
I was thinking about buying a IBM eServer xSeries 200.  It has a Intel
Pentium III 1.13 GHz processor. It also has a cache of 512K.  The price
is about 560.00. It is reconditioned . Would this be a good choice. I
have a NetGear FS105 Switch. Is this a good buy.

Thank-you,

John Tankersley
johntank@merr.com


Re: Server for Home Use

From
wim
Date:
Hi!

It is better then my system @ home : Pentium 100MHz pc. BTW my system is
running fine ;-)

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Cheers!

Wim

John Tankersley wrote:

>Hello,
>
>My name is John Tankersley. I have postgresql running on my main machine
>with  SuSE linux 8.2 .  I want to hook up a server to my main machine
>and run postgresql database on it.
>I was thinking about buying a IBM eServer xSeries 200.  It has a Intel
>Pentium III 1.13 GHz processor. It also has a cache of 512K.  The price
>is about 560.00. It is reconditioned . Would this be a good choice. I
>have a NetGear FS105 Switch. Is this a good buy.
>
>Thank-you,
>
>John Tankersley
>johntank@merr.com
>
>
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Re: Server for Home Use

From
"Rob Sell"
Date:
You don't really need a server to run pg if I were you I would just run it
right on your SuSE box. I run SuSE 8.2 as a webserver/pg server and it is
still very much usable as a desktop system.

If you do want a separate computer, I would watch the dell deals at
slickdeals.net and/or techbargains.com for 560 you could a brand new dell
with a P4 > 2.6 hot video card etc... Granted all dell desktops come with
windows xp but you could always try to get a refund for it and install SuSE
8.2 on it since SuSE has no restrictions on how many computers you can
install it on.


Rob

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Subject: [NOVICE] Server for Home Use

Hello,

My name is John Tankersley. I have postgresql running on my main machine
with  SuSE linux 8.2 .  I want to hook up a server to my main machine
and run postgresql database on it.
I was thinking about buying a IBM eServer xSeries 200.  It has a Intel
Pentium III 1.13 GHz processor. It also has a cache of 512K.  The price
is about 560.00. It is reconditioned . Would this be a good choice. I
have a NetGear FS105 Switch. Is this a good buy.

Thank-you,

John Tankersley
johntank@merr.com


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