On Oct 11, 2005, at 9:16 PM, Aaron Joyner wrote:
There have been lots of good suggestions in this thread, but don't
neglect to consider sand, dust, and dirt, and their devastating
effects on computer hardware. Particularly in a true desert
scenario, where you have people walking in and out from the sandy
ground (if not sand storms actually blowing sand into where the
computers are housed), this is going to result in a much higher
maintenance schedule. You'll want to train a couple, or at best
maybe a half dozen people, on how to properly disassemble and clean
a computer. If they just know to blow the sand out from the inside
of the case and how to lubricate and replace cooling fans, you'll
be a *lot* better off in the long run.
How about a semi-sealed diskless system using a non-conductive liquid
coolant?
Something like:
http://techreport.com/etc/2001q4/comdex/koolance2.jpg
Have it boot from flash and use a USB flash drive for removable
storage. :)
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