Subj : Tempted...
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Wed Dec 25 2024 01:13:43

Hello Kurt!

24 Dec 24 10:41, you wrote to digimaus:

 KW> I see the reasoning for ECC RAM, but for home use it was a pain. I
 KW> waited too long to upgrade my Dell T3400 workstation (wanted to go
 KW> from 8 to 16GB of RAM) and by the time I shopped for RAM, I could buy
 KW> an off-lease Dell Optiplex for the same price as the RAM!

Yeah, the 16GB upgrade for my HPE is $150 even from eBay.

Thankfully, running Slackware doesn't need too much oomph and the BBS can be 
at 0.00 load with the CPU running at 1.3ghz at idle.  The onlky time it goes 
nuts is when I'm compiling large progrsms or running glances or bpytop as 
they're both Python-based.

I coupd probably put the BBS on an old HP Compaq 6300 I have (3ghz i3, 8GB 
RAM) and the BBS would be fine.  I already had the HPE so I put it to good 
use.

-- Sean

.... I told my carpenter not to carpet my steps.  He gave me a blank stair.
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