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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The big question I have is “Why”?
What is the problem(s) you are resolving? IMHO, that should drive innovation. I’m
alright with the answer being, to see what things can do, but you’re
talking about a fairly intentional setup that looks intended to serve a purpose
past its creation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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Christiansource-bounces@ofb.biz [mailto:Christiansource-bounces@ofb.biz] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Nathan T.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 19, 2005
5:37 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">A
Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group.</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [CS-FSLUG] Networking
with Apples</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi everyone.<br>
<br>
One of these days there's a project I would like to do, it would have to wait
until I get a stable job, but as soon as I graduate high school that's the plan
for a few years. Now this project is not really unique, it's something I've
seen done before on a site displaying mini-itx computers and I had thought of
it before, but seeing someone do it already gave me a clearer idea of what I
wanted to do. Basically what I would like to do is get a printer cart from a
store, build some extra shelves into it and modify those so I can fit a UPS,
wired and wireless router, mini-itx based system with a raid array of hard
drives (so it won't really be that small, but still smaller than a full blown
computer) and a printer. The computer itself will serve as a file and print
server and it should all go together into a nice modified printer cart with
easy access to some cat5 plugs on the back (the router) and shouldn't need to
have anything more than a power cable sticking out from it. <br>
<br>
Now this isn't something I'm going to do any time soon, but it's very quiet in
the list right now and I need something to keep my mind busy until Christmas so
I figured now was as good a time as any to start thinking about this. The
problem I have is what operating system to use. If I were to go with a Linux
distribution it would have to be fairly easy to set up, I know my way around
the command line well enough, but would rather have a graphical setup tool for
everything, I also would rather avoid any distribution which I don't think
gives KDE enough attention since imo that is THE desktop for Linux and I really
don't like Gnome. Windows is out of the question, it's problematic and
unreliable and I'd far sooner entrust my expensive ink/toner and files to my
cat's litter box before I would trust Windows with them. The last viable
alternative I see is Mac OS X, a Mac mini is more expensive than your average
mini-itx home server by a long shot, but on the other hand Mac OS X should be
well suited to this task shouldn't it? <br>
<br>
I look forward to some input on this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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