Hello Russel, Thanks for your response. My comments are inline below. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Reiter" <rreiter91@gmail.com> To: "GTALUG Talk" <talk@gtalug.org>; "Steve Petrie, P.Eng." <apetrie@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@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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