Archive for April 2007

PowerBook G4

my new powerbook
I have not used any Mac OS since 7.5 so I am looking forward to OSX which I am currently installing on my new (to me) 12″ PowerBook G4. I am quite excited, expect some screenshots soon!

* Update* Here one is : http://www.northmore.net/osx_screenshot.png

Cluster

I have just bought 10 (!) Dell Optiplex GX110′s to form my first ever cluster. I’m sooo so dead. :s

10 X DELL OPTIPLEX GX110 SLIMLINE DESKTOPS

PROCESSOR

5 X INTEL PENTIUM III 667 MHZ
1 X INTEL PENTIUM III 700 MHZ
2 X INTEL PENTIUM III 800 MHZ
1 X INTEL PENTIUM III 866 MHZ
1 X INTEL PENTIUM III 933MHZ

RAM
10 X 256 MB RAM

HARD DRIVE
15GB DRIVES IN ALL

GRAPHICS CARD
YES (ONBOARD)

PORTS AVAILABLE.

SOUND (7 units only)
NETWORK (ONBOARD)
USB ( X2)
SERIAL ( X2)
PARALLEL ( X1)
PCI SLOTS (X3)

Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, 'etch'

The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed etch, after 21 months of constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which supports a total of eleven processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME and Xfce desktop environments. It also features cryptographic software and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.1 of the LSB.

Using a now fully integrated installation process, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 comes with out-of-the-box support for encrypted partitions. This release introduces a newly developed graphical frontend to the installation system supporting scripts using composed characters and complex languages; the installation system for Debian GNU/Linux has now been translated to 58 languages.
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