[57north-discuss] [FS] IBM workstation in need of a good home
Tom Jones
jones at sdf.org
Mon Jan 26 13:57:59 UTC 2015
On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 01:52:29PM +0000, Tony Travis wrote:
> It's similar to the 2U 'Rackable Systems' servers that I donated to the
> Space, but subsequently gave to Tom because everyone complained about
> how much electricity they might use if we eventually got them working!
>
> Tom can give you an idea of how well OpenBSD etc. runs. I found them
> very good for running non-VM tasks under Ubuntu 12.04 (I used them as
> worker nodes in a Beowulf, but stored them in my cold, damp garage).
No idea how OpenBSD would run, I could try if you want.
The two machines I have been running for the past (6 months?) have been fine. I
have been using them as build machines and I haven't had any trouble.
--
Tom
@adventureloop
adventurist.me
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