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Re: [LUG] (head in the) Cloud computing

 

On Thu, Apr 09, 2009 at 01:00:57PM +0100, alex mclennan wrote:
> Andy Smith wrote:
> > Hi alex,
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 01:35:37PM +0100, alex mclennan wrote:
> >   
> >>> The servers we removed were very usable in and of themselves: dual
> >>> CPU dual core Xeons, 8G RAM, several 73G SCSI disks each.  We found
> >>> new uses for many of them, sold a bunch more back to the supplier
> >>> (HP) in part exchange, some went to staff and other interested
> >>> parties.  There are still a few that we will have to pay an IT
> >>> removals firm to take away and dispose of properly, and it still
> >>> makes financial sense.
> >>>       
> >
> >   
> >> have you still got some of these servers left,alex the noob
> >>     
> >
> > Yes, but they are in Central London and we have to spend time
> > running DBAN over the disks so it's taking time to get rid of them.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Andy
> >
> >   
> hmmm would my L reg\ skoda favorit estate make it to central london,now 
> theres a scary thought,alex the noob
> 
L reg Peugeot 106 would... How many computers does Andy want to get rid
of?


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