Howdy hackers! I'm very pleased to announce that my campaign to introduce more workstations to the space is a great success! Since I began tinkering and discussing the subject, there have been a total of three working computers added to our humble hackerspace.
The electronics lab now has a fully functioning design suite of programs to assist in the design of electronic circuits to include a simulator. Design and/or make modifications without having to solder and resolder every idea without leaving the lab. It is running Fedora 19 LXDE with the Electronics lab spin installed. Hardware: Athlon XP 1600+, 2GB DDR 266, Geforce TI 200 video. Another workstation has been added to the Perkins Room, running Fedora 19 LXDE. Hardware: AMD Athlon II (Socket AM3), 2GB DDR3, Integrated Radeon HD 4200. And the last computer is being used to replace our PBX box which went kaput for an as of yet unknown reason. The goal for that is to use it with the Cisco IP 7960 phones that were recently donated, set it up with a dedicated google voice number for inbound and outbound calling to Syn/Hak. Currently there is no phone number dedicated to the Space in general. This makes for 5 working computers usable by members and guests. space.kevlar is still down due to a possible RAID failure The old PBX box is down due to an unknown failure Dialbot (De Facto Syn/Hak mascot) is down due to a broken rotary dial We still need monitors, socket 775 motherboards, DDR2, DDR3, power supplies, and one legitimate Windows Vista/7/8 Pro license (preferably with a COA). Tonight, I will be moving the various unused, and working computer parts, accessories, cables, to the storage area at the back of the Perkins Room. The known bad computer parts will be placed at the electronics lab for use as scrap (there are lots of capacitors waiting for harvest, hmmm soylent green electronics). Special thanks goes out to Craig Bergdorf, Justin Herman, and Alex Kot for their generous donations, time, and effort towards this ongoing subject area. Thanks to the membership for making this place possible.
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