Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-11 Thread Michael D. Norwick
Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 08:49:42PM +, Michael D. Norwick wrote: ... Please forgive my boldness and ignorance, but after watching this thread for days now, I fail to get a sense of how it has anything to do with Debian. Doug is a regular contributor to

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-10 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 08:49:42PM +, Michael D. Norwick wrote: ... > Please forgive my boldness and ignorance, but after watching this thread > for days now, I fail to get a sense of how it has anything to do with > Debian. Doug is a regular contributor to this list who asked for help in a

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-10 Thread Michael D. Norwick
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: In perusing non-propriatary (not IBM, HP, Dell, etc) high quality cases, the SuperMicro brand has come up a lot. Based on what I've been learning about EMF shielding, the case in which my Athlon64 is house is inadequate (too many grills insolated with bits of plastic from

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-10 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
In perusing non-propriatary (not IBM, HP, Dell, etc) high quality cases, the SuperMicro brand has come up a lot. Based on what I've been learning about EMF shielding, the case in which my Athlon64 is house is inadequate (too many grills insolated with bits of plastic from the surounding case, alum

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-10 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 03:53:57PM -0500, Haines Brown wrote: > You might try this: > > http://www.calpc.com/ > > Back in the 90s I had one of these cases. Solid, but did not have the > sophisticated feel of the cases I've used since. Perhaps because at that > point cases weren't standardized

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-10 Thread Haines Brown
"Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Now I'm looking for a great case in which to mount it (them?). Starting > with wikipedia on EMR shielding, and surfing fro there, I've learned > that steel is much better for this than aluminum of the same thickness, > and the thicker the better (s

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-10 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 09:56:22AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > Every *old* case I have fits your requirements more or less (I might > even have a spare, now that I think of it...). I suggest > you go to the local (is there such a thing?) computer reseller/parts > shop and scrounge for o

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-10 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 12:24:56PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > hello, > > Me again with my project. > > Some people off-list have found me some low-MHz computers and will mail > me the boards with CPU + memory etc. One is a Tyan dual Pentium > {133|166}. > > Now I'm looking for a great ca

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-09 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 10:16:52AM +, Mihira Fernando wrote: > Once again, old IBM servers comes to mind. Those boxes must be made out > of steel or lead. Weighs a heck of a lot. Unfortuanly, those old IBM RS/6000 units still command 4-figure price tags. Also, the power supply would be dif

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-09 Thread Mihira Fernando
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: hello, Me again with my project. Some people off-list have found me some low-MHz computers and will mail me the boards with CPU + memory etc. One is a Tyan dual Pentium {133|166}. Now I'm looking for a great case in which to mount it (them?). Starting with wikipedia

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-09 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 12:54:02AM +0100, s. keeling wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Sun Ultra 30. Thing must weigh a ton. > It's yours if you pay shipping. It runs Debian Etch, OpenBSD, NetBSD, > and OpenSolaris. 17" Sun monitor included, ca. 250 Mb RAM, Plextor CD-R > drive

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-09 Thread s. keeling
Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Some people off-list have found me some low-MHz computers and will mail > me the boards with CPU + memory etc. One is a Tyan dual Pentium > {133|166}. > > Now I'm looking for a great case in which to mount it (them?). Starting > with wikipedia on EM

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-09 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 11:43:42AM -0600, Jude DaShiell wrote: > Hmmm, a carpenter could probably do it better with real wood. Not > composite but maybe pine or oak. > Wood is decidely poor at EMR containment. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscr

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-09 Thread Jude DaShiell
Hmmm, a carpenter could probably do it better with real wood. Not composite but maybe pine or oak. On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Kevin Mark wrote: On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 12:24:56PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: hello, Me again with my project. Some people off-list have found me some low-MHz comp

Re: [OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-09 Thread Kevin Mark
On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 12:24:56PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > hello, > > Me again with my project. > > Some people off-list have found me some low-MHz computers and will mail > me the boards with CPU + memory etc. One is a Tyan dual Pentium > {133|166}. > > Now I'm looking for a great ca

[OT] beefy steel cases

2008-02-09 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
hello, Me again with my project. Some people off-list have found me some low-MHz computers and will mail me the boards with CPU + memory etc. One is a Tyan dual Pentium {133|166}. Now I'm looking for a great case in which to mount it (them?). Starting with wikipedia on EMR shielding, and surf