breakthru, maybe....

[Al Plant]

Gary Kline wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 02:09:50PM +0200, Ross Cameron wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>     so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd....?
>>>>>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/
>>>>>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/
>>>>>        wait, i thought the duo core is 64bits.  still 32?
>>>> This:
>>>>
>>>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/
>>>>
>>>> is indeed 64bit.
>>>
>>>
>>>         Yes! but i bought the *Intel* 2-duo-core or whatever; not the
>>>        AMD (aDvanced micro Devices) chip.  Are these both bit by bit
>>>        == ??  i mean, exactly--software-wise, the same??
>>>
>>>        thanks.
>>>
>>>        gary
>>>
>>>        ps i knew the amd was an intel clone on the 32-bit level; not
>>>        sure about the 64-bit chips... .
>>>
>> Intel licensed the AMD64 instruction set and they call it Intel 64 in their
>> chips.
>>     Most free UNIX-like systems call the x86_64 releases AMD64 because thats
>> the correct name for the instruction set.
> 
> 
> 	Well, I was just a bit behind the times; like four or five
> 	years.  But thanks to several wiki articles, that's resolved.
> 	Nutshell is that I just finished burning the bootonly.iso.  
> 	Now, if the power holds and I get the 8.0-RC2 running on the
> 	Dell, there's hope.
> 
> 	And for my next trick: I'm ordering a UPS.  It is only for the
> 	DNS server and firefall (pfSense).  I'll either refurb the 
> 	current computer or buy a newer 32-bit for the firewall.  I'd 
> 	like suggestions on which UPS to buy.  Figuring the Dell Duo 
> 	and a standard Intel box, would 250w be a good enough SWAG?
> 
> 	gary
> 
> 
>> -- 
>> "Opportunity is most often missed by people because it is dressed in
>> overalls and looks like work."
>>    Thomas Alva Edison
>>    Inventor of 1093 patents, including:
>>        The light bulb, phonogram and motion pictures.
> 

Aloha Gary,

If that used computer place has UPS get a couple and get new batteries 
for them if they are not refurbished.

I got 2 used free beacuse the batteries were dead and took out the small 
batteries and installed the standard 100 amp hour batteries to back up 6 
servers 2 years ago. I too was having up to 10 hour power outages.Now 
the backup will go for at least 10 hours with no line power. We had a 6 
hour outage last fall and the system kept right on working.

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