Hello Russell,
Thanks for your response.
My comments are inline below.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell Reiter" <[email protected]>
To: "GTALUG Talk" <[email protected]>; "Steve Petrie, P.Eng."
<[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [GTALUG] Advice -- Building Debian 8 PC To Replace Win XP
PC;
On Jul 26, 2016 9:39 AM, "Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk"
<[email protected]>
wrote:
Hello Russel,
<snip>
I get nervous when I read "standoofs, odd screws, little odds and
ends"
That's OK as Lennart pointed out name brand stuff usually comes
complete
with the necessary parts.
However in twenty five years of tinkering and a couple of hundred
builds,
Just curious -- did you build those "couple of hundred builds" all for
personal use?
I've learned to plan for my own fumbling fingers and trying to mix and
match from different supply streams.
It's the "fumbling fingers" and "mix and match" that makes me inclined
to use a commercial builder.
However, I received (26 July 2016) a very disappointing quotation from
NCIX. Hugely expensive, with substitutions (and omissions). So be
assured, I am still open to building myself.
...
Hacklab -- I remember vaguely reading about them. Thanks for the
reminder.
I brought them up because GTALUG doesn't have a particular place of
their
own. I checked the Hacklab website and it looks like the list
administrators have their monthly meeting at that location.
Yes, I suspected that GTALUG has no permanent space, so the idea of a
GTALUG-provided system building "clinic" for WinXP "orphans" would be
impractical.
Also FYI Tuesdays after 6pm is the open house.
https://hacklab.to/
I looked at the website -- amazing !! Reminds me of my 1960s "hippie
commune" days. Only Hacklab seems much more grown-up and productive of
real results, than us incredibly naive "sex, drugs & rock'n'roll" hippie
types were ...
One issue with Hacklab is logistics -- I own no car (transit & walking
since 2004) and no longer have a valid driver's license (no car
rentals). I live in Oakville, so after I order and accumulate all the
parts at my apartment, I would need to get them (and myself) to Hacklab
without paying an outrageous taxicab fare. Oh, but there's that
new-fangled thing called Uber ...
Ideally, for operational flexibility, it would be good to have use of
some small temporary secure storage space at Hacklab. I'll check this
out if I decide to build the Linux PC myself.
If I do decide to build the new Linux PC myself, I will check out
Hacklab. And find my "build buddy(ies)" on GTALUG :)
I live close to that location so if it is just unfamiliarity with the
build
process and it can be done there, I'd be happy to lend a hand at some
point.
Really appreciate your generous offer.
If I decide to build the Linux PC myelf at Hacklab, I will contact you
offline.
HTH
Russell
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