[GTALUG] Advice -- Building Debian 8 PC To Replace Win XP PC;

[Steve Petrie, P.Eng.]

Hello Russel,

Thanks for your response.

My comments are inline below.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russell Reiter" <rreiter91 at gmail.com>
To: "GTALUG Talk" <talk at gtalug.org>; "Steve Petrie, P.Eng."
<apetrie at aspetrie.net>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [GTALUG] Advice -- Building Debian 8 PC To Replace Win XP
PC;


> On Jul 25, 2016 10:50 AM, "Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk"
> <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Warm Greetings To GTALUG,
>>
>> Please forgive the long email. -- have to provide some background.
>>
>> BACKGROUND --  BUILDING DEBIAN 8 PC TO REPLACE WIN XP PC
>>
>
> I usually have a couple of pieces of advise for home builds and
> integration.
>
> Unfortunately the first piece is no longer relevant.  That was was go
> to
> active surplus and purchase a variety of items. Board standoffs,
> plastic
> washers and odd screws and ties. However they have closed both
> locations
> and it doesn't look like there is a comeback in the works.
>
> I have yet to find another place with such a comprehensive stock of
> the
> little odds and ends someone night need.
>
> The other is to have a build buddy, someone to bounce things around
> with
> when there is an unexpected problem.
>
> I do have this suggestion tho. Make friends with Hacklab.
>
> I haven't visited the facility so I don't know if they have storage
> for a
> build which may last longer than one day.
>
> Also I have no idea of the fee structure to use the space, but there
> are
> others on the list with more in-depth knowledge than I.
>
> Scott Sullivan perhaps?
>

I get nervous when I read "standoofs, odd screws, little odds and ends"
...

Hacklab -- I remember vaguely reading about them. Thanks for the
reminder.

If I do decide to build the new Linux PC myself, I will check out
Hacklab. And find my "build buddy(ies)" on GTALUG :)

> HTH
> Russell
>
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>