Agreed. I work for a large company (Fortune 100), and am fortunate enough to actually have a budget to built an IPv6 lab. Unfortunately, not a single ISP can actually deliver a dual-stack circuit at this time. We've had orders in for six months and nothing has been delivered yet. Same story all around, infrastructure isn't there.
There seems to be a lot of suggestions about purchasing workstations without moving parts, using specific makes/models, etc.
Generally speaking, any computer (even, cheap, old Intel P2s) are surprisingly durable even in "harsh" environments.
You're a woodworker? Build box for your PC with a door on the front (for CD/floppy/USB access) and a large square hole on one side. Leave plently of buffer space between the box and PC (4" on each side -- no science here).
Duct tape an inexpensive furnace filter to the "large square hole" side of the box. If you're ultra-resourceful (aka cheap) like me, you'll match the furnace filter size on your box to your furnance -- that way you can buy in bulk.
Get the cheapest optical mouse and keyboard you can find and a few cans of air.
Blow the keyboard as needed.
Change the filter as needed.
Pop the top off the PC and blow the inside once a year or when you change the filter.
Build a similar box for the monitor but screw a small sheet of Lexan (Home Depot ~$3) on the screen side.
Okay, so the thought of 100mbps to my home PC sounds exciting, but do I really need to watch TV over the Internet?
I've already got hundreds of channels available at my fingertips...all without (for the most part) connection problems.
No 400/500 error messages. No packet loss, jitter, lag, or other quality issues.
If you sum up the data rates of digital cable TV, I bet we'd exceed 100mbps easily.
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Agreed. I work for a large company (Fortune 100), and am fortunate enough to actually have a budget to built an IPv6 lab. Unfortunately, not a single ISP can actually deliver a dual-stack circuit at this time. We've had orders in for six months and nothing has been delivered yet. Same story all around, infrastructure isn't there.
Agreed.
For the same general size/weight, an electric motor usually *outperforms* a gas motor.
The problem is the energy source. Gasoline has more energy potential, per size/weight, than battery at this time.
Generally speaking, any computer (even, cheap, old Intel P2s) are surprisingly durable even in "harsh" environments.
You're a woodworker? Build box for your PC with a door on the front (for CD/floppy/USB access) and a large square hole on one side. Leave plently of buffer space between the box and PC (4" on each side -- no science here).
Duct tape an inexpensive furnace filter to the "large square hole" side of the box. If you're ultra-resourceful (aka cheap) like me, you'll match the furnace filter size on your box to your furnance -- that way you can buy in bulk.
Get the cheapest optical mouse and keyboard you can find and a few cans of air.
Blow the keyboard as needed.
Change the filter as needed.
Pop the top off the PC and blow the inside once a year or when you change the filter. Build a similar box for the monitor but screw a small sheet of Lexan (Home Depot ~$3) on the screen side.
Paint, stain, decorate as desired.
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Okay, so the thought of 100mbps to my home PC sounds exciting, but do I really need to watch TV over the Internet? I've already got hundreds of channels available at my fingertips...all without (for the most part) connection problems. No 400/500 error messages. No packet loss, jitter, lag, or other quality issues. If you sum up the data rates of digital cable TV, I bet we'd exceed 100mbps easily.