[nylug-talk] Buying/obtaining a cheap workhorse junker?

[Ron Guerin]

Peter C. Norton wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 02:01:11PM -0500, Mordy Ovits wrote:
>> On Monday 05 March 2007 12:36 pm, Donn Morrill wrote:
>>> Check out the HP Kayak. I've been buying them up on eBay for
>>> $75-$100 or so. They're real workhorses. SCSI, dual processor
>>> capable.
>> One reason why I want a low-end box is for the low electricity pull.  
>> A dual proc scsi box is more watts for not a lot of benefit.
> 
> Not to mention that the Kayaks were back-breakers. On the positive
> side, if you used one of those, you could add "doorstop" to its list
> of duties.

Since I've already committed the sin of replying before reading all the
way through, I'm going to push my luck and ask if anyone's ever seen a
machine actually used regularly as a doorstop. (I have)

- Ron