Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-21 Thread Don Gould
Rob you make a good point. The group should level $2 per user and go get a machine. Do those prices include a monitor? If people need monitors I've got stacks of them doing nothing at present. Cheers Don Robert Fisher wrote: On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 2:18:07 pm Derek Smithies wrote: On Sat, 21

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-21 Thread Dave G
Matthew here's an old box only i had on Trademe (add below), you can have it if you want if it's of any use cheers...dave Computer Box Only Intel Celeron (Mendocino) 466 MHz processor 256 ram (2 x128Mb) 6.4 GB hard drive CD Rom drive Ethernet card runs fine on ADSL and was laterly

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-21 Thread Robert Fisher
On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 6:53:20 pm Don Gould wrote: Rob you make a good point. Do those prices include a monitor? No but they often also have second hand lcd monitors cheap too.

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-21 Thread Nick Rout
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Robert Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 2:18:07 pm Derek Smithies wrote: On Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Nick Rout wrote: dragonpc will sell an upgrade kit (new) for $250+gst with mem,case, mboard,cpu but no drives, and no OS. Well I might as well

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-21 Thread Robert Fisher
On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:36:31 am Nick Rout wrote: what/where is NZCS? http://www.nzcomputersales.co.nz/index.htm http://www.nzcomputersales.co.nz/exlease.htm -- Regards, Robert -- Robert Fisher (aka - Rob, Bob, Robbie, Robbo, Fish)

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-21 Thread Nick Rout
On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Robert Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:36:31 am Nick Rout wrote: what/where is NZCS? http://www.nzcomputersales.co.nz/index.htm http://www.nzcomputersales.co.nz/exlease.htm Thanks, I had just found that with google, but it appears to

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-21 Thread Derek Smithies
On Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Caleb Sawtell wrote: Thats all well and good but this person is wanting a computer for keeping track of memberships and newsletters not for keeping huge video files. Er, well, maybe. People have asked me in the past, questions along the line of, All i want is a computer

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-21 Thread Nick Rout
On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Derek Smithies [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Caleb Sawtell wrote: Thats all well and good but this person is wanting a computer for keeping track of memberships and newsletters not for keeping huge video files. Er, well, maybe. People have

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-20 Thread Derek Smithies
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008, Christopher Sawtell wrote: On Friday 20 June 2008 12:55:33 Matthew Whiting wrote: Kia ora, Molten Media for cheap. 205-A Wordsworth Street Sydenham Christchurch 8023 Phone 03 377 1154 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Broker for something rather better.

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-20 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Saturday 21 June 2008 10:52:14 Derek Smithies wrote: A comp broker box will be $200+     they will insist on selling it with windows xp, so the price is higher.     this is a couple of years old. Beg to differ. A list memberwith whom I am pretty well aquainted got a rather nice HP

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-20 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Sat 21 Jun 2008 10:52:14 NZST +1200, Derek Smithies wrote: At which point, I looked at the hassle factor and went to dragonpc Compare tastech.co.nz for even lower prices for new kit. Otherwise I agree. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header

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2008-06-20 Thread Kerry
I might have a pc you guys could use give me an email offlist and we'll see if I can sort out. Kerry On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 12:55 +1200, Matthew Whiting wrote: Kia ora, I'm currently quite involved with the Southern Seed Exchange, a network of seed collectors and savers based here in

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-20 Thread Nick Rout
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Derek Smithies [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 20 Jun 2008, Christopher Sawtell wrote: DragonPc (www.dragonpc.co.nz) for new, but still cheap. Having been through the debate with my colleagues over the costs: A molten media type box will come at $100 or

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-20 Thread Derek Smithies
Hi, On Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Nick Rout wrote: What has memtest got to do with linux? memtest comes on a linux distro's CD. Derek. -- Derek Smithies Ph.D. IndraNet Technologies Ltd. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph +64 3 365 6485 Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-20 Thread Derek Smithies
Hi, On Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Christopher Sawtell wrote: On Saturday 21 June 2008 10:52:14 Derek Smithies wrote: A comp broker box will be $200+     they will insist on selling it with windows xp, so the price is higher.     this is a couple of years old. Beg to differ. A list memberwith whom I

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-20 Thread Derek Smithies
On Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Nick Rout wrote: dragonpc will sell an upgrade kit (new) for $250+gst with mem,case, mboard,cpu but no drives, and no OS. not much use without a hard drive, so you need to factor that in. Generally the broker's second hand machines home with a 40G disk, at least enough

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-20 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:18:07 +1200 (NZST) Derek Smithies [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 40gb does not hold many top gear episodes. I've got all of series 10 on an usb stick... also I think you'll find that 320GB hdds are still around the $100 mark, too ): - 750GB seems to be the sweet spot atm at

[OT] computer needed

2008-06-19 Thread Matthew Whiting
Kia ora, I'm currently quite involved with the Southern Seed Exchange, a network of seed collectors and savers based here in Otautahi (information attached). One of our key members who currently takes care of membership and newsletters is in need of a computer. I'm wondering if anyone supportive

Re: [OT] computer needed

2008-06-19 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Friday 20 June 2008 12:55:33 Matthew Whiting wrote: Kia ora, I'm currently quite involved with the Southern Seed Exchange, a network of seed collectors and savers based here in Otautahi (information attached). One of our key members who currently takes care of membership and newsletters