On Sat, 19 May 2001, Joerg Schilling wrote:
>>> >There are still people using them too - and ESDI
>>> Sounds irrational. I bought a new 3.5" SCSI HD for the amount of money
>>> I had to pay for 4 ESDI disks I was running 4 years ago.
>
>>A lot of Linux use is recycled equipment or third world> There ESDI disks and
>>other old old hardware is free.
>
>Oops this should rather read: the new disk did cost about the money
>I had to pay for the electricity the 4 ESDI disks did use more than
>the new disk.
>
>It makes no sense to use this sort of old HW.
Yes, for me, and for you that is correct. Other poorer countries
in the world do not have such luxuries. Should we alienate third
world countries from using Linux because they can't afford a hard
disk or CDROM that is less than 2 years old? There is no
good technical reason to stop supporting old hardware. Separate
the drivers if need be, but don't get rid of support for old
stuff "just because".
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Signature poll: I'm planning on getting a 12 or 16 port autosensing
10/100 ethernet switch soon for home use, and am interested in hearing
others recommendations on what to buy. Cost isn't as important as is
functionality and quality. Any suggestions appreciated.
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