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    From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to All on Wed Jan 15 23:47:36 2020
    Hi all,

    My system was totally out of commission tonight for about 4 hours... I just got things running a few minutes ago finally... This hard drive has had it, it's really ancient.

    I intended to move everything on this one to a new box "RSN"... I guess the bbsgods have spoken though... <bg>.. so tomorrow I'm taking the system down and replacing it with a new box that's been waiting on me to get moving.

    I'll post here before I take it down tomorrow. I should be able to come back up shortly after a new linux install sometime tomorrow.

    Take care,
    Janis

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-4
    * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)
  • From Jeff Smith@1:282/1031 to Janis Kracht on Fri Jan 17 09:47:52 2020
    Hello Janis,

    My system was totally out of commission tonight for about 4 hours... I just go >things running a few minutes ago finally... This hard drive has had it, it's >really ancient.

    Have you considered the use of a SSD drive as upgrade option? In the last year I have upgraded two Linux PC's here to 1 TB SSD boot drives. Those PC's still also have several 2-4 TB SATA drives for storage. With the SSD boot drives I have noticed boot times in the 5-10 second range. At this point in time I think it unlikely that I would go with a SSD only mass storage PC that would have 2-8 TB of storage. Even though there are 2-4 TB SSD's available. IMHO, the cost is still higher than what I can/wish to pay for a "Hobby" PC. I have fought the urge to "Just build a new PC" in the last year. :) I am currently at 9 PC's and don't really see the need for more. At one point when I wanted to try a new/different Linux distro. I would build a new PC for it. :)


    Jeff

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-4
    * Origin: Fidonet: The Ouija Board - Anoka, MN - bbs.ouijabrd.net (1:282/1031)
  • From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to Jeff Smith on Fri Feb 7 13:10:52 2020
    Hi Jeff,

    My system was totally out of commission tonight for about 4 hours... I just g >> things running a few minutes ago finally... This hard drive has had it, it's >> really ancient.

    Have you considered the use of a SSD drive as upgrade option?

    Nah :)

    In the last year
    I have upgraded two Linux PC's here to 1 TB SSD boot drives. Those PC's still also have several 2-4 TB SATA drives for storage. With the SSD boot drives I
    have noticed boot times in the 5-10 second range. At this point in time I thin >it unlikely that I would go with a SSD only mass storage PC that would have 2- >TB of storage. Even though there are 2-4 TB SSD's available. IMHO, the cost is
    still higher than what I can/wish to pay for a "Hobby" PC. I have fought the
    urge to "Just build a new PC" in the last year. :) I am currently at 9 PC's an
    don't really see the need for more. At one point when I wanted to try a new/different Linux distro. I would build a new PC for it. :)

    I still (and always have) run BBBS on one system here with one drive (about 2T with about 1.6T free)... and that's mainly all I use. I have a much ignored tablet here somewhere as well, I guess I should count that one <g>.

    Take care,
    Janis

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-4
    * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)