[ale] [OT] Great Geek Giveaway!

[Jim Kinney]

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 3:37 PM, The Don Lachlan <ale-at-ale.org@
unpopularminds.org> wrote:

> On 06/13/2011 11:22 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> > In the interest of regaining my basement and my sanity, I am bequeathing
> > a large quantity of geekly items to ALE'rs who show up and haul away
> > this stuff:
>
> In general, how old is it?
>

varies. The oldest working gizmo is my dual PIII 500 with onboard SCSI :-)
rackmount gear is PIII, desktop vary from xeon through celeron. Most works
well enough for basic use. I tossed the ancient crap (except for a single
box of EISA cards I found!) earlier.

There's one fairly new Tyan dual Opteron board.

>
> -L
>
> >
> > desktops
> > laptops
> > rackmounts
> > monitors
> > cables
> > phones (a really cool Linux phone!)
> > scsi gear
> > connectors
> > rackmount slides
> > flotsam and jetsam
> > assorted parts
> > motherboards
> > keyboards
> > mice
> > ram
> > cpu's
> > add-on cards of various types
> > hard drives
> > printers
> > printer network cards
> > UPS systems
> > cases
> > stuff I don't recall the purpose of
> >
> > the list goes on and on and on and...
> >
> > Basically I want to convert my man cave into a pub so the tech has to go.
> >
> > 99% of this stuff will be $0.00
> >
> > A smattering will be a few $$ (the SAS fan out cables will be $20, a few
> > other items will be $5, some will be $1 as this lot is brand new,
> > unopened stuff).
> >
> > At last count I had 50+ PC's in my house. This is just nuts!
> >
> > Most of the systems run fine. Some may be for parts only. As the price
> > is right, have a blast!
> >
> > I hope to have this extravaganza Saturday June 18 starting after coffee
> > (9ish) until it's gone or I tap my keg and give up.
> >
> > NOTE: As I'm not sure I've compacted the stuff into a single area yet, I
> > may need to assist is sorting and picking (i.e. I may have some bits in
> > the free pile that I need to hang onto as I just did a huge grab and
> > haul to start the process and was getting kind of sloppy near the end
> > :-) and the area will get crowded soon so I'm going to limit the number
> > of people in the basement at any time to whatever makes sense (so be
> > patient!). I have a handtruck and will have the dogs in their crates so
> > the back gate can be opened.
> >
> > If someone wants to offer ca$h for the entire pile, I'm listening :-)
> >
> > --
> > --
> > James P. Kinney III
> >
> > As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
> > consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
> > they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the
> outcome.
> > - ////2011 Noam Chomsky////
> >
> >
> >
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James P. Kinney III

As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they
please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
- *2011 Noam Chomsky*
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