On a machine that old you would have a better and smoother experience just converting it to a VM. There are some good tools to convert to KVM/Quemu from raw disk.
On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: > LOL, > > Sitting right next to me, I have a 1997 Pentium II that's my Windows > machine. I fire it up every couple months to do a little Micrografx > Windows Draw. It uses my Linux desktop's data directories via Samba. > > SteveT > > > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 00:54:09 -0400 > Michael Havens <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > you have 12 year old computers? > > > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:32 AM, Keith Smith > > <techli...@phpcoderusa.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I've been using isobar since about 1993. I believe that is why I > > > have not had any equipment failure. 13 or 14 years ago the > > > transformer attached to where I was living exploded. I was sure it > > > cooked my computer. Nothing happened to my computer. > > > > > > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=isobar&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=84109345576&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6200554956233029823&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_2hv0pgf2to_b_p2 > > > > > > Of course it is not going to keep your computer running when the > > > power goes out. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2015-10-11 16:11, Steve Litt wrote: > > > > > >> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015 13:39:53 -0400 > > >> Michael Havens <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> I finally broke down and bought a UPS:( I got a 650 VA for $57. The > > >>> 550 VA was $55 so I figured it was worth the 2 extra dollars. Now > > >>> I don't have to worry about frying my computer during one of the > > >>> many lightening storms here in gainesville! > > >>> > > >>> > > >> That's a great price! > > >> > > >> The benefit of a UPS isn't preventing frying in a lightning storm. > > >> A simple surge protector does a better job of that. A UPS prevents > > >> your computer frying during a brownout or severel rapid > > >> transitions between power and no power. It also gives you a > > >> reasonable timeframe to perform an orderly shutdown, and in cases > > >> of > 1minute power outages, which describes over half of our power > > >> outages here in Seminole County Florida, you just keep computing. > > >> > > >> Another great thing about a UPS is when your printer starts up and > > >> all the lights dim and your ceiling fan slows down, (Brother > > >> MFC8810dw prints suck *a lot* of current), you hear your UPS > > >> click, but otherwise there's no sign of the undervolt. I hate to > > >> thing what would happen to my box if I didn't have a UPS. > > >> > > >> I wouldn't be caught dead without a UPS on my daily driver or my > > >> whole-house pfSense router/firewall. > > >> > > >> SteveT > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen
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