[GRLUG] Anyone want an OLD Dell 1750 server

[Matt Michielsen]

I've thought about doing this. I'm getting quite a collection of noisy
machines (even though they're not always on) in the corner of my
office. The real problem in the basement for me is the humidity
level. Maybe a tiny window AC unit would help with that and cooling?

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 8:17 AM, John-Thomas Richards <jtr at jrichards.org>
> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 05:03:11AM +0000, scott.tanner at comcast.netwrote:
> >> John-Thomas, megadave - I have no problem holding a few servers for a
> >> few weeks. Like I said, they're just sitting on the floor ( next to
> >> some 10/100 hubs that came with the building ).
> ...
>
> >> Perfect for the basement.  :-)
>
> Can they be ducted, so the heat can be directed to warm the house
> (without also conducting too much noise)? I knew someone long ago who
> had an IBM 360-class machine in his basement, and I wondered how
> effective it would be in the winter...
>
> --Don Ellis
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