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Free Multias (Pay Shipping Only)

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the for-shits-and-giggles dept.

Richard Fifarek noticed an odd little note on the Linux Store's website. Apparently they are giving away Free Multias. Just pay shipping ($30) for a free Multia. link is giving away Multias. My multia ran Slashdot for the first few million pages. Nice little machines. Very cute. Ran Linux quite nicely.The folks over there said that you guys have managed to crash their e-mail/web AND phone system. So-let 'em catch up. A phone system. Heh.

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  1. Re:Multia Questions by etax · · Score: 5

    I bought one of these a few months back...

    For memory, you will need true parity, this is more expensive, but definately obtainable.

    A disk is a bit trickier. Multia's can take internal IDE or SCSI2 lap-top disks without any problem. There does seem to be enough room to fit a regular 3.5 inch disk inside, and you can rig the external scsi2 cable to go internal instead, but I wasn't able to draw sufficient power from the internal lap-top ide connector to power a 3.5 inch scsi disk, thus you're better off going with an external scsi2 if you don't want to get a lap-top disk.

    Also make sure it has, or you can get, a floppy. Getting it to boot without one is very difficult.

    Otherwise, these make nice machines, don't expect anything in the way of speed, but they serve well as rock solid light servers.

    Good luck.

  2. Multia answers by Rick_T · · Score: 5

    I'm typing this from a Multia, so I suppose I know enough about them to get them running. You'll need:

    * True parity SIMMs (in pairs). In other words, not EDO. These SIMMs come at a premium price today, though you can usually pick up some on Ebay cheaply.

    * Floppy drive - this is (I think) a standard laptop floppy. You'll likely want to have one available for the install.

    * Hard drive. My Multia uses an internal 3.5" SCSI drive. They can use 2.5" SCSI drives or 2.5" IDE drives as well, though I've heard you have to update the firmware to get the IDE working.

    * Keyboard/mouse - Normal PS/2 stuff.

    * Video - 256 colors, pretty much any res/refresh rate you want Normal VGA connector.

    * Network - AUI, 10bT, 10b2. Pick one. :)

    * Serial - semi-standard. You should be able to hook a modem up with a normal 25-pin cable. There's a funky cable available that can split up the port into two ports.

    * Parallel - standard.

    What you can put inside depends on what riser card you get. One allows for an internal 3.5" drive. The other allows only a 2.5" drive, but also provides on PCI slot.

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    -- Rick