Tuxmachines Hardware Drive
In case you were wondering why there have been no recent reviews here on Tuxmachines, it was due to the loss of my linux test review system. At this time we are accepting donations from the community to go towards the purchase of new equipment, namely a new motherboard, cpu and memory. If you would like to donate, please click the Donation button located in the right hand side column that will take you to Tuxmachines' paypal page. If the drive is successful, we will post a list of donations in a future Thank You note. So, if you can find it in your heart (and bank book), or have found my site and reviews helpful or interesting, please consider donating to our cause.
UPDATE: It was suggested it might help things if a goal and progress were posted. I apologize but I was not able to get the ipn to work for the drupal module. So, we're stuck with manual input.
I've set our goal at 450USD for the Asus A8V, AMD64 cpu and kingston memory. So far we've received $297.
Donations so far are:
$20 from Texstar
$5 from justpnut
$20 from jan
$10 from ramonf
$20 from Wolvix
$25 from mclfln
$20 from chrishopp
$27 from whmax
$10 from dlray
$25 from anonymous
$20 from laufik
$20 from fewclues
$50 from on-disk
$25 from Vince
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A Friend's Suggestion
When my friend suggested I solicit donations for new equipment, I ask him what I should say. This was his reply:
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND 'TOP SECRET'. I AM SURE AND HAVE CONFIDENCE OF YOUR ABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO PROSECUTE A TRANSACTION OF THIS GREAT MAGNITUDE INVOLVING A PENDING TRANSACTION REQUIRING MAXIIMUM CONFIDENCE.
WE ARE TOP OFFICIAL REVIEWER OF LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS. WHO ARE INTERESTED IN IMPORATION OF NEW COMPUTER EQUIPMENT WHICH IS PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN OUR COUNTRY. IN ORDER TO COMMENCE THIS BUSINESS WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE US TRANSFER THIS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.
He's a nutcase!
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You talk the talk, but do you waddle the waddle?
Sounded like a Nigerian letter ?
Does he mean he wants to donate a computer presently in his country?
re: Nigerian letter ?
Yeah, that was the joke. It's supposed to sound like spam.
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You talk the talk, but do you waddle the waddle?
LOL
Yes he wants to donate lots of computers to you however he will need some up front money to bribe the officals to allow shipment. lololol
I dontated
I made my donation. I really miss your reviews as I havent seen any in a couple of weeks. I guess this is the reason why. Hopefully you will get enough to cover the cost of a new motherboard and such.
Regards,
Tex
You really need three test computers ?
Three computers of different vintages is needed to run reviews of Linux OS.
One of about 500 mhz. One 1.2 ghz and one 3.0 ghz or faster.
The latest one could cost some money if Intel cpu is preferred. Dual core would put the test to most distros?
On the other hand, do not spend good money on AMD cpu variety. Reliability and mean time between failure is not worth the investment.
Let us know what computers you desire and how much you need to acquire quickly? Dell maybe a good choice?
Footnote:
With higher standard review in mind, this drive for hardware has to include wired gigabit and wireless network system for intranet testing. Probably $15,000 to $20,000 drive is needed, But you can improve your hardware by efficient steps of improvement, paying as you go.
re: three computers?
Geez, I don't even dream that big Atang.
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You talk the talk, but do you waddle the waddle?
May the force be with you !
Linux or Linus needs you to have a big dream. We build a dream to last a life time. It started slow as always; then a lot of thick skin will carry you through. You have to tell them your big dream so people will chip in and join your big dream. All Tuxmachines users are with you, more coming each day. The size of donation depends on your plan, so tell us?
Re: May the force be with you !
All Tuxmachines users are with you, more coming each day. The size of donation depends on your plan, so tell us?
Well, I've got my eye on an Asus A8V, AMD64 3700+, and a gig of kingston ddr400 memory for about 450 bucks.
That board will allow me to continue using my agp nvidia 6800 and other old pci cards. It would double the price tag to move up to pci-e. Maybe later.
Donations
I want to again thank everyone for their kind support in our quest of a new test/review machine. The generosity of the Linux and Open Source community never ceases to warm my heart.
Again, thank you so much.
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You talk the talk, but do you waddle the waddle?