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Many libraries are currently facing funding chalenges; Techsoup (techsoup.org) sometimes has servers available to organizations at fair prices. Although currently out-of-stock, the above server is an example of equipment that US NPOs and public libraries can sometimes obtain. Four Opterons and 32GB of memory would make a decent Koha server (=? understatement); if you needed more storage you could just attach a NAS box or similar. If interested, you need to check the site periodically because stuff comes and goes. If really interested, it would be advisable to pre-register because they do check eligibility. Other items, like network switches, are also listed; start at the base URL to find their offerings. Most of the Techsoup software is very Microsoft-centric and comes with certain restrictions; I've not found the software to be as desirable as hardware. -- Greg Lawson Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
