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Re: [luv-talk] Open hardware (Was: Castrated netbook)
by Rohan McLeod 23 Jan '16

23 Jan '16

Craig Sanders via luv-main wrote: > ...............snip > > "price point" has a very specific meaning in economics, and it's not > synonym for "price". Well thanks Craig; I hadn't even realised that "price point" meant anything; but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_point suggests otherwise, seems like someone trying to make sense of the vagaries, of market surveys, wonder how they cope when demand goes up with increasing price ?:-) regards Rohan McLeod

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Re: [luv-talk] Cobalt Qube 3 to give away
by Douglas Ray 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

On 20/01/16 6:34 AM, Sam Varghese via luv-talk wrote: > I have a Cobalt Qube 3 [1] which I have no use for. It is in working condition > and has Debian installed on it. > > I have used it as my home server in the past. > > It cannot be updated any further due to the specialised kernel; that is, > unless someone hacks something that is usable, something which is beyond > me. On this forum: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/install-bsd-on-a-qube-3.23363/ I see mention that "the BIOS source is available under GPL", here: ftp://open.cobaltqube.org/pub/oss/1.4/CobaltQube3_OSS_1.4.tar.gz Looks like a hassle for BSD, otherwise I'd have loved it with a two or three NIC PCI. > But for experimentation, it is fine. > > If anyone is interested in taking it, please contact me off-list. > > Thanks, > > Sam > (Sam Varghese) > > [1] http://www.gnubies.com/linux/cobalt_qube3.html > _______________________________________________ > luv-talk mailing list > luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-talk >

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Re: [luv-talk] Cobalt Qube 3 to give away
by Russell Coker 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

This Qube ran as a SE Linux play machine for many years. I took it to many conferences and had it as a challenge machine. The time a guy found a bug in crontab policy that allowed privilege escalation was in that system. On January 20, 2016 6:34:59 AM GMT+11:00, Sam Varghese via luv-talk <luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au> wrote: >I have a Cobalt Qube 3 [1] which I have no use for. It is in working >condition >and has Debian installed on it. > >I have used it as my home server in the past. > >It cannot be updated any further due to the specialised kernel; that >is, >unless someone hacks something that is usable, something which is >beyond >me. > >But for experimentation, it is fine. > >If anyone is interested in taking it, please contact me off-list. > >Thanks, > >Sam >(Sam Varghese) > >[1] http://www.gnubies.com/linux/cobalt_qube3.html >_______________________________________________ >luv-talk mailing list >luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au >http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-talk -- Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with K-9 Mail.

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Cobalt Qube 3 to give away
by Sam Varghese 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

I have a Cobalt Qube 3 [1] which I have no use for. It is in working condition and has Debian installed on it. I have used it as my home server in the past. It cannot be updated any further due to the specialised kernel; that is, unless someone hacks something that is usable, something which is beyond me. But for experimentation, it is fine. If anyone is interested in taking it, please contact me off-list. Thanks, Sam (Sam Varghese) [1] http://www.gnubies.com/linux/cobalt_qube3.html

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Anyone in need of any older computer gear?
by Anthony Hogan 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Hey folks, Is anyone in need of more 'vintage' computer gear? There's a stack of stuff I've got: * BBC + assorted parts * 386 and up motherboards * 486 and up CPUs * Assorted RAM (FP/EDO and up) * 2x APC rack mount 700VA UPSs * Pentium, PPro, P3, P4, Cel D etc. and up computers (one even has a Video Blaster SE100 in it, with the cables) * Many assorted IO cards (ISA, VLB) * Labtam X term (might even be able to rustle up an AUI adapter for it) * Assorted tower cases (AT, ATX) * 2x Wyse60 serial terminals * Multiple 10/100 switches (a couple may be managed) of varying sizes (16-24 port I think) * Multiple WiFi routers with and without modems, one 3G * Cisco SHDSL modem (dumpster dive) * 3Com business routers (another dumpster dive) * HP DL380 (G3 I think) * IBM xSeries 336 * DLT IV (I think ... VS80?) drive * Assorted 33.6 and 56K modems * Parallel port scanner (UMAX Astra 600) * Assorted CRT displays * Assorted 3.5" and 5.25" drives I'm thinking a trip to local eWaste collection point might be in order, but before turfing stuff, like to see if it'll get another go. A lot of it's in the "I never got around to using it", or "I haven't used it in ages" category :)

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Server junk removal (and recycling)
by Peter Ross 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

Hi all, at my workplace we have a huge collection of (mostly unsorted) e junk (and a bit of a hoarding habit in the past, it seems). So I have probably 10 to 20 Intel servers(all from ca. 2007), a dead HP blade center, and a storage room with old keyboards, ISA cards and more. The most likely option is recycling, they may contain more valuable metal than a truck load of Australian soil. If you have good advice please let me know. I am afraid most of it is too old to get reused but if you have sentimental interest in refurbishing the 1st PC you bought a decade earlier.. you are welcome. Just ask me what you are after. Thank you Peter

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RAM swap
by Russell Coker 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

I have some DDR3 ECC RAM that is apparently "registered" and a server that needs unregistered RAM (UDIMMs). Does anyone have spare unregistered DDR3 ECC DIMMs that they would like to swap for registered ones? -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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Accessing LCA abstracts/videos
by Jason White 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

I'm trying to collect URIs that link to presentations which I've given, including those at LCA. When I try to connect to lca2013.linux.org.au it appears that not even a TCP connection is established - also tried with SSL/TLS. Any suggestions? Could someone in Australia let me know whether you're experiencing the same result?

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headphone cables
by Russell Coker 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

I have an ongoing problem of headphone cables breaking. Last time I bought cables JB HiFi charged $9 each for retractable cables, they didn't seem to be overly high quality as they didn't last longer than other cables. I'm now looking in to buying a heap from China. One possibility is headphone cables with built in microphone for about $2 each so I can buy enough that I won't run out for ages. If anyone wants to buy some then let me know. But I'm not interested in selling less than 5 items. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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Yahoo declares war on ad blockers, blocks email access | ZDNet
by Andrew McGlashan 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

The Internet is getting worse everyday, another reason NOT to use Yahoo services :( http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoo-declares-war-on-ad-blockers-blocks-email… A.

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