[AG-TECH] Help with hardware configuration

[Tom Coffin]

please point to url's as opposed to sending attachments, thanks

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At 04:11 PM 4/25/2001 +0100, Mike Daw wrote:
   >I recently mailed a tentative request for advice for this. Attached is a
   >pdf file with the proposed hardware for our node.
   >
   >We'd be very grateful if people could have a look and see if there are any
   >potential problems/conflicts, etc. with what we're proposing. (Or anything
   >missing!)
   >
   >Please bear the following points in mind:
   >
   >1. Instead of building our own PCs (the specs for which are in the pdf
   >file), we're thinking of going with Dell (say) pre-built machines. Dell
   >supply their standard workstations with Matrox G450 cards. 
   >
   >2. Our spec says only the display computer is dual processor, but we know
   >they all should be.
   >
   >3. Our spec says all the computers are Windows 2000, but we know only 
   >the display computer is; the video and audio capture computers should
   >be Linux; and the control computer Windows 98.
   >
   >4. Bob Olson's spec on the web says a "Power Conditioner" is "highly
   >recommended". Firstly, APS Technologies (www.apstech.com) do the kind of
   >equipment to handle power surges, etc. Is this what was meant? Secondly,
   >given the choice of more power for a PC (say) or one of these things,
   >which would you buy?
   >
   >Looking forward to your comments...!
   >
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   >Mike Daw
   >Computer Services for Academic Research (CSAR)
   >Manchester Computing, University of Manchester
   >Manchester M13 9PL, UK
   >Tel: +44 (0)161 275 7026 Fax: +44 (0)161 275 6800
   >Email: mike.daw at man.ac.uk
   >http://www.mcc.ac.uk
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   >
   >
   >Attachment Converted: "c:\data\eudora\attach\AccessGrid.pdf"
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Tom Coffin .......................... tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu