[geeks] Oh for the love of Steve (Jobs, that is)...

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Dave Fischer <dave at cca.org>
>Date: Mon May 09 19:35:49 CDT 2005
>To: geeks at sunhelp.org
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Oh for the love of Steve (Jobs, that is)...


>On the other hand, the aurora case (SS5, etc) is the nicest desktop
>case ever made.

Despite it's x86 CPU, the Compaq Deskpro EN SFF (Small Form Factor) is a nice 
setup: two latches on the sides of the case allow youto slide the shell off 
the system, then the drives, power supply and PCI card cage all fold out, like 
a flower. 

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They run Solaris 10 very nicely - I just found support for the built-in sound 
card - I'm gonna put together a how-to this week...

PIII/866 CPU, 512 Meg RAM, built-in sound, ethernet, USB, and video - one HD, 
on CD-ROM, and one floppy, all in a case that is about half the volume of a 
desktop PC. And, it has a small power supply, so it won't cost an arm and a 
leg to run 24x7...
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