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From: smcbrien at gmail.com (scott mcbrien)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:25:54 -0400
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Jim,

Where and when is the great Kinney give away happening?  I'd love to
poke through your rack parts.

-Scott

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:11 AM, The Don Lachlan
<ale-at-ale.org at unpopularminds.org> wrote:
> On 06/14/2011 07:45 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> I get my batteries from batteties plus. It's always been far less than
>> replacing the entire unit.
>
> *shrug* When I priced it, the replacement battery was around 75% what I
> could get an equivalent new unit for. I don't remember how/where I
> priced it but I do know I got the new UPS units on sale. YMMV, I just
> found it more cost efficient to replace an old UPS than replace only an
> old UPS battery.
>
> -L
>
>
>> On Jun 13, 2011 10:40 PM, "The Don Lachlan" <ale-at-ale.org
>> <http://ale-at-ale.org>@unpopularminds.org <http://unpopularminds.org>>
>> wrote:
>> ?> On 06/13/2011 05:54 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> ?>> UPS have replaceable batteries on all. Useable but not new. various
>> sizes.
>> ?>
>> ?> Replacement batteries are very high compared to the cost of a new UPS;
>> ?> when the battery on my old one hit replacement age, I just bought a
>> ?> whole new unit: more outlets, more efficient, less heat.
>> ?>
>> ?> -L
>> ?>
>> ?>
>> ?>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Jeremy T. Bouse
>> ?>> <jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net <mailto:jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net>
>> <mailto:jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net <mailto:jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net>>>
>> wrote:
>> ?>>
>> ?>> Any mother boards with a 1 or more PCI-e ports? I've got a
>> ?>> bunch of
>> ?>> cases with only Pentium II mobos that I'd love to give a decent upgrade.
>> ?>> If I only have to go out and buy RAM and CPU that helps me keep my wife
>> ?>> happy about cost :)
>> ?>>
>> ?>> What UPS systems do you have as well? Are they user replaceable
>> ?>> batteries and if so about how old are the units?
>> ?>>
>> ?>> We bought our house with the 900 sq ft basement specifically
>> ?>> to build
>> ?>> out a 600 sq ft computer room/home office so I have space. My 7' rack is
>> ?>> only half full with what I have now :)
>> ?>>
>> ?>> On 06/13/2011 04:56 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> ?>> > nope. I have a single tyan dual chip multi-core opteron board but
>> ?>> no cpu's.
>> ?>> >
>> ?>> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Tavarvess Ware
>> ?>> <tavarvessware at gmail.com <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>
>> <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>>
>> ?>> > <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>
>> ?>> <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>>>>
>> wrote:
>> ?>> >
>> ?>> > Do you have any multi-core x86 processors, or anything
>> ?>> better than
>> ?>> > Pentium M (2.0) or Pentium 4 processors? My friends are
>> ?>> trying to drop
>> ?>> > cable and are looking for something a little stronger to run
>> ?>> as a media
>> ?>> > server.
>> ?>> >
>> ?>> >
>> ?>> > On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 11:44 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> ?>> > > Nah! I figured this crowd could track down my name as a domain
>> ?>> and do
>> ?>> > > geolocation to find my house from the IP address.
>> ?>> > >
>> ?>> > > 4003 Allenwood Way Tucker GA 30084
>> ?>> > >
>> ?>> > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Jim Lynch
>> ?>> > > <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
>> ?>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>>
>> ?>> > <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
>> ?>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>>>> 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:
>> ?>> > > >
>> ?>> > > > 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 :-)
>> ?>> > >
>> ?>> > > Hopefully you will be posting an address before the big
>> ?>> day?
>> ?>> > >
>> ?>> > > Jim
>> ?>> > >
>> ?>> > > _______________________________________________
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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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>> ?>> >
>> ?>> >
>> ?>> >
>> ?>> > --
>> ?>> > --
>> ?>> > 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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>> ?> _______________________________________________
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