[kwlug-disc] Nextcloud, ownCloud, ...etc

[CrankyOldBugger]

If Charles is trying to boost sales, I know of a bunch of (lower income,
refugees) people who might be interested.  I'll pass the word along.

I don't think Jean will let me buy any more computers for a while, though.
Not until I build a separate house to store my stuff in...


On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 at 20:26, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 01:09:39PM -0400, Chris Irwin via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 12:35:14PM +0000, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> >
> > > Long story short, N/C is still running on one of my Raspis because I
> > > don't have anything else for that Raspi to do.  But N/C is not my main
> > > go-to for calendar, or any of the other apps anymore.
> >
> > Something like this older mini-pc for $99 is going to blow away a
> Raspberry
> > Pi in performance and capability. Plus you could use virtualization, or
> > docker, or anything else you prefer to separate your workloads.
> >
> >
> https://www.fcsurplus.ca/shopping/products/475905-lenovo-thinkcentre-m710s-sff-computer/
> >
>
> At the risk of capitalism: I was at Computer Recycling yesterday and
> saw that Charles as teeny-weeny amd64 computers for as low as $30. I
> don't know the exact models or specs (maybe 3rd generation i3?) but
> such devices seem like they could be good replacements for Raspberry
> Pis in some situations.
>
> If people are interested I am sure Charles could provide more details.
> In addition to the really cheap $30 computers there were some for $60
> and $70. They also had SFF computers like the one in Chris's link, but
> with much lower specs.
>
> It is true that Computer Recycling's target market is people on low
> incomes, but they have enough of these units (and they apparently are
> not selling well) that they would be happy to sell to you too. They
> come with Linux installed so there are no income ceilings.
>
> - Paul
>
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