[BlueOnyx:02759] Re: BO on raq550

[Steve Howes]

On 29 Oct 2009, at 16:58, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet wrote:
> Steve Howes wrote:
>> For now.... :P The proprietary hardware would put me off using them  
>> in
>> production any more.
>
> I don't disagree.   I think for the hobbyist, or somebody just having
> fun with some personal sites, it's a neat way to recycle some old  
> gear.

You should see my Qube 3 ;) it has SATA. Cant beat being a weirdly  
Cobalt fan.

> I can't imagine putting customer sites on hardware that old though.   
> The
> only way I would consider it is if I happened to have piles of the
> things sitting around and when one dies, just pop the drive in another
> one.  Disposable servers!  :)

I have this odd image of a shipping container labeled 'spares' with  
some slightly crazy Cobalt fanatic in a rocking chair with a shotgun.

Its been a long week..

Steve