newton.indypgh.org info page

Newton is named after the Black Panther Party for Self Defense co-founder Huey P. Newton.

Contact Information

• newton is administered by IMCPittsburghTech

specs

Newton is a really small computer, that can be moved easily. (form factor is called...?)

• 256MB RAM (2x128MB SDRAM DIMMs - 2 slots total)
• 533MHz Celeron CPU
• 120GB HDD (WDC WD1200BB-00GUA0)
• 100Mbit NIC (SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet)
• USB
• NO PCI slots!
• currently no CDROM or floppy removable media

history

This box was found by DannyP while he was going through the trash in early 2004. It first ran OpenBSD^? but is currently running Debian Linux.

2006-11-17 - 120GB drive taken from Lucy and moved to Newton, fresh debian sarge install added.

usage

This box is currently located in WRCT but may be relocated should the need for it to be elsewhere arise.

Currently in UC 303C, may be moved to TMC soon. Hosting archive.indypgh.org with rustbelt radio archives.

problems/todo

• newton's CMOS battery has failed so every time it loses power, it resets the BIOS on boot and won't continue booting until someone presses F1. this is annoying if we want the machine to be up. so we should replace the battery, it is one of those small flat round ones. hell, maybe we could even take one out of another unused computer...

-- DannyP - 31 Jul 2005 -- MattToups - 18 Nov 2006
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