garym;662445 Wrote: > No, there is a vortexbox appliance that one can buy with vortexbox > system already installed. But the vortexbox ISO I linked to can be > installed on any old x86 computer you have sitting around (and it is > free unless you choose to donate to the developers). A old $25 garage > sale windows box from the last 7 years would work fine. So if you have > an old computer (sounds like you do), just install vortexbox system and > in a few minutes (not counting copying music files over) you should > have a working linux box with SbS already installed. And updates from > there are all from a WebGUI to that computer running vortexbox. Very > simple and no linux required. Also, no need for monitor, keyboard, or > mouse on this old machine once you've installed.... Thanks. I sort of fail to comprehend a system that has no direct access to it (like how do I boot it up, log on, fix it when it crashes, etc...), but I'll investigate. There is also the little issue of needing a disk big enough to hold my flacs, but that's another matter.
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