Linux in RCHS: "Run to the laboratory and fetch me a brain!"

Lincoln Peters lincoln_peters at hotmail.com
Sun Dec 16 17:08:59 PST 2001


When I was in elementary school, every classroom had an Apple IIgs computer. 
  The Apple II computers seem to last forever, and I can't imagine anyone 
throwing them away.  I wouldn't be surprised if somewhere, there is a large 
collection of 5.25" floppies from them that one might hope to read on the 
newer computers.
All right, that's a bit of a longshot.  Not only would I need to be able to 
convert file formats from 15 years ago into modern formats, I would need a 
kernel module capable of reading the Apple ProDOS filesystem.  Has anyone in 
the group ever tried that?

If possible, I want to keep the tape drive so that I can make back-ups of 
the information on the system as often as possible.  However, if everything 
goes as well as I hope and I get all 3,000 students to use this system, I'll 
probably need a much better tape drive than this one.

The CD-ROM drive may be a necessity, but I'm not sure.  If I take it out, I 
can try to put another hard drive in its place, in which case I'll 
definitely be ready to learn about software RAID at the January meeting.  
I'll have to see how everything goes before I make a final desision.

Mike, your motherboard has been working fine.  Right now, it's set up in the 
tall tower and I'm installing Red Hat Linux 7.2 via FTP on my network.


>From: Mike Rice <dolo724 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: <talk at nblug.org>
>To: talk at nblug.org
>Subject: Re: Linux in RCHS: "Run to the laboratory and fetch me a brain!"
>Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 11:12:46 -0800 (PST)
>
>what if you disconnect the 5.25" floppy? do you really expect to use
>it? Also, you could mount either the CD or tape from a remote machine
>if required, keep the one most needed for local use.
>
>let me know if the mobo gives you trouble.
>
>mike
>
>--- Lincoln Peters <lincoln_peters at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I have removed the burnt-out motherboard from the tall tower and put
> > the
> > motherboard from Mike in its place.  At the moment, it has the
> > motherboard,
> > 3 hard drives of approx. 2GB apiece, a 24X CD-ROM drive, a 3.5"
> > floppy
> > drive, a 5.25" floppy drive, and a tape drive.
> >
> > I have not yet tried to turn it on because the three hard drives may
> > be too
> > much for the 230-watt power supply; there aren't enough outlets for
> > all of
> > them (and I don't have any splitters on hand).  I have it running
> > right now
> > with two power supplies.
> >
> > At the moment, I am just testing the working parts for any defects.
> > So far,
> > the only parts that are giving me problems are the second two hard
> > drives
> > (both from the discarded boxes).  All I need now is to find an AT
> > power
> > supply of at least 300 watts...
> >
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