PCs For A Workshop Environment?

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PCs For A Workshop Environment?

Posted by timothy on Sunday January 9, 2005 @01:26PM from the giant-dust-hood dept.

bryanporter writes "I'm a geek-turned-homeowner, and am in the processing of setting up my workshop for doing odds and ends around the house. I want to install a cheap, decent PC out there for looking up building plans, shopping for tools while I'm on a job, etc. The shop is going to be in a wooden outbuilding with a shingled roof but the building won't be heated or cooled (although I don't plan on using it much in the summer)." Read on for a bit more on what he's looking for -- what would you suggest for computing in a hostile environment on a non-industrial budget? "I plan on doing things like sawing wood for shelves in here so dust will also be prevalent. Can any of you Slashdotters recommend components for building a machine resilient to cold weather and lots of dust? I was a PC upgrade/repair technician in a former life, so building my own machines is not daunting in the slightest (I've built all my own home machines). The ruggedized machines I've found online are all too pricey, and all seem more designed for avoiding shock damage than environmental dust and cold."

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SLASHDOT USERS == ROCKED BY RAPE by (TK4)Dessimat0r · 2005-01-09 13:29 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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FATHER JACK WANTS YOU IN BED by (TK19)Dessimat0r · 2005-01-09 13:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Good move by canuck57 · 2005-01-09 14:08 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Wish I did that 20 years ago, Wood working sure beats kissing some MBA asshome.
Re:Cheap ass retarded redneck by Gerald · 2005-01-09 14:16 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Were you trying to spell "decent" or "deficient"?
Re:Cheap ass retarded redneck by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-09 14:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Don't be such an anal Ass-Hole.
Re:How about a laptop? by mickyflynn · 2005-01-09 14:56 · Score: 0, Offtopic

my first girlfriend got runner up in the miss teen virginia pageant when we were seniors in high school. we did it a lot. my 2nd girlfriend was an art student at vcu. she broke up with me because i don't like fags. that was last year. i'm 20. yeah. i used to get pussy. i don't have time for chicks these days.
Re:Cheap ass retarded redneck by Gerald · 2005-01-09 15:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It was a valid question. For some, Linux is "decent." For others, it's "deficient."
Re:Death from Smoke and Dust by batemanm · 2005-01-09 21:23 · Score: 0, Offtopic

goggled in disbelief
Wow, google gets used for everything these days.