[XCSSA] Netvista's & Christmas goodies!
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On 12/31/06, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org> wrote:
>
> Hey Tweeks,
>
> Did anybody in the group ever get anything useful done with those
> Netvista's? Got and sold my before everybody got interested in tinkering
> with'em. Wouldn't mind seeing a presentation on some of the cool things
> being done with them. Anybody get any cool toys for Christmas? This was an
> unplugged year for I and my family. Lots of board games, football,
> baseball,
> soccer ball...trying to get these kids outside and off the TV/Computer.
> Not
> just them either, me too. Can't walk a block without being outta breath.
> Love my job doing nursing over the phone with the computer all day but
> didn't anticipate the toll it would take on my health. Thought all you
> cubicle dwellers had it easy-)
>
> HAPPY NEW YEAR! GENE
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org>
> To: <xcssa@xcssa.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 1:04 PM
> Subject: [XCSSA] Eclipse Computer Monitor Lights for $4!!!
>
>
> > Hey all..
> >
> > When these things came out a few years back, they were the latest in
> > indirect
> > computer workspace lighting:
> > http://www.coolstuffcheap.com/eccomlig.html
> >
> >
> > and went for about $30 each. Well I found a stack of them at AllGen
> > (behind
> > the University Bowl on I10 by the Krispy Kreme) for $3.99 each! The one
> I
> > got is black. I assume the rest are also black.
> >
> > It seems that the owner had recently bought a pallet of computer
> hardware
> > and
> > they were included. Get'em while you can. :)
> >
> > BTW.. this is the same place that a bunch of us got those IBM NetVista
> > thin
> > linux clients for $20 ea (w/ KB, mouse and PS brick). They still have a
> > stack of them (although many of them now have power/bad-cap probs.. but
> > some
> > may still be good).
> >
> > Tweeks
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> > XCSSA@xcssa.org
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> >
>
I use them for remote X terminals for office locations/users where I dont
want to deploy an entire workstation, or as guest (kiosk) access. I have
used both the default firmware as well as the DSL based N2200 distro to
accomplish. I have not gone so far to add more local apps, but NX would be
fantastic (Roaming/Disconnectable sessions, Audio, Etc).
John
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On 12/31/06, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:xcssa-admin@xcssa.org">xcssa-admin@xcssa.org</a></b> <<a href="mailto:xcssa-admin@xcssa.org">xcssa-admin@xcssa.org</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hey Tweeks,<br><br> Did anybody in the group ever get anything useful done with those<br>
Netvista's? Got and sold my before everybody got interested in tinkering<br>with'em. Wouldn't mind seeing a presentation on some of the cool things<br>being done with them. Anybody get any cool toys for Christmas? This was an
<br>unplugged year for I and my family. Lots of board games, football, baseball,<br>soccer ball...trying to get these kids outside and off the TV/Computer. Not<br>just them either, me too. Can't walk a block without being outta breath.
<br>Love my job doing nursing over the phone with the computer all day but<br>didn't anticipate the toll it would take on my health. Thought all you<br>cubicle dwellers had it easy-)<br><br> HAPPY NEW YEAR! GENE
<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: <<a href="mailto:xcssa-admin@xcssa.org">xcssa-admin@xcssa.org</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:xcssa@xcssa.org">xcssa@xcssa.org</a>><br>Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 1:04 PM
<br>Subject: [XCSSA] Eclipse Computer Monitor Lights for $4!!!<br><br><br>> Hey all..<br>><br>> When these things came out a few years back, they were the latest in<br>> indirect<br>> computer workspace lighting:
<br>> <a href="http://www.coolstuffcheap.com/eccomlig.html">http://www.coolstuffcheap.com/eccomlig.html</a><br>><br>><br>> and went for about $30 each. Well I found a stack of them at AllGen<br>> (behind<br>
> the University Bowl on I10 by the Krispy Kreme) for $3.99 each! The one I<br>> got is black. I assume the rest are also black.<br>><br>> It seems that the owner had recently bought a pallet of computer hardware
<br>> and<br>> they were included. Get'em while you can. :)<br>><br>> BTW.. this is the same place that a bunch of us got those IBM NetVista<br>> thin<br>> linux clients for $20 ea (w/ KB, mouse and PS brick). They still have a
<br>> stack of them (although many of them now have power/bad-cap probs.. but<br>> some<br>> may still be good).<br>><br>> Tweeks<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> XCSSA mailing list
<br>> <a href="mailto:XCSSA@xcssa.org">XCSSA@xcssa.org</a><br>> <a href="http://xcssa.org/mailman/listinfo/xcssa">http://xcssa.org/mailman/listinfo/xcssa</a><br>><br></blockquote></div><br>I use them for remote X terminals for office locations/users where I dont want to deploy an entire workstation, or as guest (kiosk) access. I have used both the default firmware as well as the DSL based N2200 distro to accomplish. I have not gone so far to add more local apps, but NX would be fantastic (Roaming/Disconnectable sessions, Audio, Etc).
<br><br>John<br>
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