Hello Russell, 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: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [GTALUG] Advice -- Building Debian 8 PC To Replace Win XP PC;
On Jul 26, 2016 9:39 AM, "Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk" <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
Hello Russel,
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I get nervous when I read "standoofs, odd screws, little odds and ends"
That's OK as Lennart pointed out name brand stuff usually comes complete with the necessary parts.
However in twenty five years of tinkering and a couple of hundred builds,
Just curious -- did you build those "couple of hundred builds" all for personal use?
I've learned to plan for my own fumbling fingers and trying to mix and match from different supply streams.
It's the "fumbling fingers" and "mix and match" that makes me inclined to use a commercial builder. However, I received (26 July 2016) a very disappointing quotation from NCIX. Hugely expensive, with substitutions (and omissions). So be assured, I am still open to building myself.
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Hacklab -- I remember vaguely reading about them. Thanks for the reminder.
I brought them up because GTALUG doesn't have a particular place of their own. I checked the Hacklab website and it looks like the list administrators have their monthly meeting at that location.
Yes, I suspected that GTALUG has no permanent space, so the idea of a GTALUG-provided system building "clinic" for WinXP "orphans" would be impractical.
Also FYI Tuesdays after 6pm is the open house.
I looked at the website -- amazing !! Reminds me of my 1960s "hippie commune" days. Only Hacklab seems much more grown-up and productive of real results, than us incredibly naive "sex, drugs & rock'n'roll" hippie types were ... One issue with Hacklab is logistics -- I own no car (transit & walking since 2004) and no longer have a valid driver's license (no car rentals). I live in Oakville, so after I order and accumulate all the parts at my apartment, I would need to get them (and myself) to Hacklab without paying an outrageous taxicab fare. Oh, but there's that new-fangled thing called Uber ... Ideally, for operational flexibility, it would be good to have use of some small temporary secure storage space at Hacklab. I'll check this out if I decide to build the Linux PC myself.
If I do decide to build the new Linux PC myself, I will check out Hacklab. And find my "build buddy(ies)" on GTALUG :)
I live close to that location so if it is just unfamiliarity with the build process and it can be done there, I'd be happy to lend a hand at some point.
Really appreciate your generous offer. If I decide to build the Linux PC myelf at Hacklab, I will contact you offline.
HTH Russell
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