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

 

Henry Bremridge wrote:
> 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?
>
>
>   
i dont know: ) alex the noob

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