[Nolug] Terabyte servers on the cheap...

Now that 80GB HHDs are $85 and 512MB PC133 SDRAMs are $54
(both from Pricewatch and incl s/h), it's cheaper than ever...

13x 80GB HDDs (data) $1,105
1x 20GB HDD (/boot,/usr)$ 50
3x 512MB PC133 SDRAM $ 162
Server case + PS $ 350
Athlon XP2000 + MB $ 250
3x EIDE PCI controllers $ 75
Cheap video card $ 25
cables $ 100
floppy, CD-RW $ 100
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Of course, we won't need KB or mouse because this is a server
and we'll just ssh into it (since we're using Linux or *BSD).

By comparison:
In the 06 Feb 1996 PC Magazine, on the back page is a comparably
priced Dell PC (price-adjusted, since it has a 15" monitor).
Dell Dimension XPS P133c for $2,499:
- 133MHz Pentium (not even MMX...)
- 16MB EDO RAM
- 256KB cache
- 1GB HDD
- 15" monitor
- Video card: PCI, 64 bit, 1MB video RAM
- 6x CD-ROM drive
- Win 95 and Office Pro 95

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