Re: small i5 recommendations

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

If your only consideration is acquisition cost then I have an old 
5291-002 for sale freekin cheap. Kinda dirty.....

I look at value (which incidentally is why i use */i/*

Yes a windoze machine may cost a few bucks but it's likely that you have 
an old machine around that nobody really wants any longer that is plenty 
for this task. You may also have a KVM in the DC to connect it to so no 
keyboard, rodent, or display need be purchased either. The software 
required is provided with i5/OS.

When you consider that every single time you need to to dedicated system 
stuff with my old 5291-002 you need to be in front of it while with the 
Ops Console solution you may save yourself several trips to the office 
over it's life. Therefore I maintain that the ops console solution is 
long term cheaper than el dumbo.   Very much like your */i/* is long 
term be cheaper than Windoze servers.

- Larry

Raul A. Jager W. wrote:
> I disagree Larry, it is cheaper to use an old tube or to buy  thin 
> client rather than buy a windows computer for the console.
>
> Larry Bolhuis wrote:
>
>   
> > Slap Paul for suggesting a Twinax card!
> >
> > Small i5 = LAN Console. Or you could do LAN console. Or if you prefer, 
> > LAN console. There is also LAN console. Or in a pinch, I'd try LAN 
> > console.  Nothing to buy nothing to install on the System i.  The 
> > required software comes with the machine and works find on any Win2K or 
> > WinXP or Win2003 server; OK It's not supported on Server but it works fine.
> >
> > Thin console is cool if you don't care about getting to the console 
> > remotely.
> >
> > - Larry
> >
> > pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >  
> >
> >     
> > > I'd go with the thin console. If it doesn't work out as expected, slap in 
> > > a twinax card
> > >