Re: [tlug] Need purchasing advice for a linux compatible desktop

["Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com>]

Botond Botyanszki wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 01:29:43 +0900
> "Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com> wrote:

> > And I'm headed in that direction!  Nevertheless, more power in a single
> > computer doesn't cover the safely net of redundancy.  With a dual
> > computer setup, everything is backed up - from the OS to the power
> > supply, to the capacitors, etc.

> Yeah, if you have full mirroring set up between your computers. I guess
> you didn't mean "if one dies, I'll just press the KVM switch and use the
> other". I wouldn't call that redundancy.

Actually, I should have said "multi-computer setup" instead of
"dual-computer setup".  There are two issues here that I didn't set
apart from each other.  One being the isolation of one OS from another
and the other being duplication of the OS, its setup and data.  So,
actually, I *do* mean that if one fails, I just press a different power
button and keep working.  Full daily data backup is another issue, but
the setup of the computer the way I like it is mirrored in a lifeboat
box literally and symbolically sitting atop the general use Linux box.

> For most people, data is more valuable than the PC storing it. And using
> old junk just puts you closer to the inevitable failure of the thing.

That doesn't sound very polite, but what the heck, we're all rude by
default I guess!  Aside form the recent capacitor issue, the old boxes
working with new hard drives are not so dangerous as you make them out
to be - besides, data backup is another issue and is handled by squeaky
new devices.

Lyle