Old equipment isn't the problem if that was the case why is my Pentium 3 freenas box still in service and kicking ass? :) 
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On 16 Aug 2013, at 12:19, "Peter Alefounder" <p_alefounder@???> wrote:
>  
> Pete <psmouty@???> said:
>> Just a thought but you mentioned Southampton in your earlier post. Have
>> you looked in Jamie's Computers
>  
> and Ally Biggs <bluechrome@???> said
>> I work at Jamie's Computers we sell Core 2 Duo mobo bundles from about ?35 
>> with either 2 of 4 gig of ram all fully tested
>  
> Thanks for the mention of cheap equipment, but I would rather have
> something new. It is old equipment that is the problem!
>  
> Joseph Bennie said:
>> an external IDE enclosure is the way to go. it will connect via 
>> USB with no modification. simply plug the ide hard drive into the
>> external enclosure and your done.
>  
> Yes, I will have to get one of those if needed. However, I think 
> I now have everything that might possibly be of use copied to SD
> cards, so should manage without the old disk.
>  
> Other commitments mean I can't do much about a new computer until 
> next month, so I hope the old one will last a bit longer.
>  
> Peter Alefounder.
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