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    From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to All on Sun Sep 6 21:40:59 2020
    RE: low power consumption pc's
    BY: All

    I want a PC like a mac mini to run my bbs so i can turn off the pc i run my bbs on during the summer power emergencies in california.


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  • From Greg Youngblood@1:123/131 to Matt Munson on Mon Sep 7 06:50:02 2020

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    I want a PC like a mac mini to run my bbs so i can turn off the pc i run my bbs on during the summer power emergencies in california.

    Start looking for a HP or Dell small form factor I have two HP that burns
    like 40 watts. And yes a run a BBS great.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-EliteDesk-800-G1-DM-Ultra-Small-Form-Factor-USFF-Core-i5-8-GB-RAM-NO-SSD/363085648506?hash=item548997527a:g:JoEAAOSw3NBfRAdD

    -Greg

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  • From Jay Harris@1:229/664 to Matt Munson on Mon Sep 7 08:40:12 2020
    On 06 Sep 2020, Matt Munson said the following...

    I want a PC like a mac mini to run my bbs so i can turn off the pc i run my bbs on during the summer power emergencies in california.

    I run my board on an Intel NUC:

    https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-briefs/nuc -kit-d54250wykh-brief.pdf

    Jay

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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Matt Munson on Mon Sep 7 07:48:00 2020
    Matt Munson wrote to All <=-

    I want a PC like a mac mini to run my bbs so i can turn off the pc i
    run my bbs on during the summer power emergencies in california.

    A Mac Mini still needs mains power - as does the network connection.

    Thinkpad laptops make nice BBSes. Mine, combined with a small UPS,
    stays up for several hours during power issues. If I felt inspired, I
    could use my phone's hot spot capability to send mail packets out, but
    people wouldn't be able to connect.


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  • From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to Kurt Weiske on Mon Sep 7 11:26:40 2020
    RE: Re: low power consumption pc's
    BY: Kurt Weiske(1:218/700)


    Thinkpad laptops make nice BBSes. Mine, combined with a small UPS,
    stays up for several hours during power issues. If I felt inspired, I
    could use my phone's hot spot capability to send mail packets out, but people wouldn't be able to connect.
    Im looking for power savings, even with solar you can run a potential of 100 buck a month bills with air conditioning regularly.


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  • From Rob Swindell to Greg Youngblood on Mon Sep 7 11:56:42 2020
    Re: RE: low power consumption pc's
    By: Greg Youngblood to Matt Munson on Mon Sep 07 2020 06:50 am


    @PID: WWIV 5.5.0.3247
    I want a PC like a mac mini to run my bbs so i can turn off the pc i run my bbs on during the summer power emergencies in california.

    Start looking for a HP or Dell small form factor I have two HP that burns like 40 watts. And yes a run a BBS great.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-EliteDesk-800-G1-DM-Ultra-Small-Form-Factor-USFF -Co re-i5-8-GB-RAM-NO-SSD/363085648506?hash=item548997527a:g:JoEAAOSw3NBfRAdD

    I worked with HP on designing these systems back around 2014. I don't recommend them - they run *hot* and so stability is a problem. They *look* great though.

    digital man

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  • From Dumas Walker@1:2320/105 to MATT MUNSON on Mon Sep 7 12:52:00 2020
    I want a PC like a mac mini to run my bbs so i can turn off the pc i run my bbs on during the summer power emergencies in california.

    I run one on a Raspberry Pi. I also run one, this one, on an UP Board sbc.
    Both put off very little heat, which help keep the room cooler during the Summer, too. The UP Board is more powerful than any desktop PC I ever had,
    and runs on an intel chip so there are few incompatabilities. Only issue
    would be if you require a CD-ROM drive onboard. :)

    Mike


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  • From Greg Youngblood@1:123/131 to Rob Swindell on Mon Sep 7 16:29:42 2020
    I worked with HP on designing these systems back around 2014. I don't
    recommend
    them - they run *hot* and so stability is a problem. They *look* great
    though.

    digital man


    Mine seem kewl I'll have to watch and make sure though...

    -Greg


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  • From Greg Youngblood@1:123/131 to Rob Swindell on Mon Sep 7 18:30:06 2020
    I worked with HP on designing these systems back around 2014. I don't
    recommend
    them - they run *hot* and so stability is a problem. They *look* great
    though.

    digital man


    I checked mine seems to run 45C with a max of 49 on core one.
    Then here is another suggestion I have two of these also.

    Dell OptiPlex 3040 Small Form Factor with Core i5-6500 3.20GHz

    I'm trying to get away from my 850 watt Dell PowerEdge 2950 Gen III
    Being where I moving, Lake Linden,MI I be lucky to get 25/2 Internet speeds
    to slow to run the web sites I have.

    I'll be selling the two PowerEdge Gen III & two PowerEdge 960's a
    Watchguard with PFSense Dell Power Connect 32 port switch and a 8 port KVM
    1200 W UPS and 8 slot rack.

    -Greg

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  • From Rob Swindell to Greg Youngblood on Mon Sep 7 18:48:29 2020
    Re: RE: low power consumption pc's
    By: Greg Youngblood to Rob Swindell on Mon Sep 07 2020 06:30 pm

    I worked with HP on designing these systems back around 2014. I don't
    recommend
    them - they run *hot* and so stability is a problem. They *look* great
    though.

    I checked mine seems to run 45C with a max of 49 on core one.

    Yeah, that's getting hot. Running 24/7, it'll get hotter, so not a good server platform.

    Then here is another suggestion I have two of these also.

    Dell OptiPlex 3040 Small Form Factor with Core i5-6500 3.20GHz

    Yeah, that looks like a lot more reasonable form factor.

    I'm trying to get away from my 850 watt Dell PowerEdge 2950 Gen III

    I would too!


    digital man

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  • From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to Rob Swindell on Mon Sep 7 17:14:31 2020
    RE: RE: low power consumption pc's
    BY: Rob Swindell(1:103/705)


    I worked with HP on designing these systems back around 2014. I don't recommend them - they run *hot* and so stability is a problem. They
    *look* great though.
    Just like those cool gamer laptops where you likely can scald your lap.


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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Dumas Walker on Thu Sep 10 18:28:45 2020
    On 07 Sep 2020, Dumas Walker said the following...

    I want a PC like a mac mini to run my bbs so i can turn off the pc i run bbs on during the summer power emergencies in california.

    I run one on a Raspberry Pi. I also run one, this one, on an UP Board sbc. Both put off very little heat, which help keep the room cooler
    during the Summer, too. The UP Board is more powerful than any desktop
    PC I ever had, and runs on an intel chip so there are few incompatabilities. Only issue would be if you require a CD-ROM drive onboard. :)

    Yeah, I enjoy firing up my Pi from time to time, too :) Not really sure that
    I want to use it for mainly, though.

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