Re: FTJava new server hardware purchase

[Indy <kochte@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jon Davis wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> After all the near misses with the old FTJava server laptop,
> it's time to retire it.  The battery has long died and I have to
> update the clock hourly with a query to the NIST time server.
> It'll hang periodically and disrupt your game play.
> 
> I've purchased a new server laptop that I'll be getting by next
> weekend.  It's a Toshiba Tecra 8100, 700 MHz, 256MB, and
> 12 GB hard drive.  This will greatly improve the hardware reliability
> issues with the FTJava server and it will allow me to update the
> code more rapidly.
> 
> Once I get the new laptop, I'll be backing up the current games
> and installing them on the new server, so there will be some
> server downtime.  I'll let you know when I make the transition.

Wow, thanks, Jon. How much is all this running you?

Mk