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    "It was 50 years ago today, that Ken and Dennis taught the world to play." -- debut of Unix && C

    Mid-November 1973 was the very first release of Unix (outside of Bell Labs). [I was one of 12 people to receive a box of DECtapes (or RK03 cartridge) from Ken.]
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    Intel Optane P1600X 118GB M.2 2280 - $59

    Intel Optane P1600X 118GB for $59 Amazon Newegg Newegg on eBay Also, the 58GB for $33 Newegg Newegg on eBay ===== [Sing it, Peter ...] "You never miss your water till your well runs dry. Tell me, What'cha gonna do when your well runs dry?" --Peter Tosh
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    U.2/NVMe Cables - SFF8643-to-SFF8639 100cm [$11] $12 ; SFF8654_8i-to-2xSFF8639 75cm $17 - Amazon

    [Edit: price of (1) increased $1] Was looking for some U.2 cables, and found a couple of deals. (1) CableCreation sff-8643 to sff-8639 100 cm - $11 $12[Link] (2) DiLiving sff-8654_8i(74p) to 2x sff-8639 75 cm - $17 [Link] (should be a 10% coupon) I bought 2 of (1) [I have no need for (2)]...
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    Nice equipment cart; 2-shelf; 24"x32" $53 (excellent price)

    Walmart has the Luxor LP27E-B cart [Link] for $52.80 shipped. Sells for $125-150 at Amazon, B&H, Zoro This has a 3-outlet accessory pkg. Only a few available
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    Keyboard (mech.) Cherry MX1800 [Open Box] $30 @Provantage

    [ a Keyboard? -- hey, deals are scarce these days ] PROVANTAGE: CHERRY G80-1800LPCEU-2 MX1800 - Compact Mechanical Keyboard with Black MX Switch **OPEN BOX** 2 more available @now ; free ship ; black mx switches ; Mfr# ‎G80-1800LPCEU-2 better pictures @ [Ref Link]
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    PCIe3 NVMe - Cable length, # Connections - Retimer?

    Host: Dell T30 ; E3-1225v5 x16 slot (cpu lanes) Target: SK Hynix P31 1TB NVMe Long: 1. PCIe_x4-M.2 2. M.2-SFF8643 (red) 3. SFF8643-SFF8639 cable 50cm 4. U.2-M.2 case 5. M.2-PCIe_x4 riser (white) 6. PCIe_x4-M.2 7. M.2-SFF8643 (red) 8. SFF8643-SFF8639 cable 50cm 9. U.2-M.2 case 10. SK...
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    EXPIRED SK Hynix P31 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD $115 at Amazon

    Clip coupon (it's dead, Jim) on product page [Link]. $135 - $20 - Limit 1 Excellent drive. See reviews at STH, Tom's, Anandtech. I own 2. Also have 1TB Adata SX8200 Pro (old/good version) and 1TB WD SN750. My tests: P31: 4K Rand Read: T1 70 MB/s ; T64 430K IOPS SX8200: 4K Rand Read: T1 54 MB/s...
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    $350: Dell T40 w/ Xeon E-2224G, 8GB ECC, 1TB HDD, DVD-RW

    Deal link: https://deals.dell.com/en-us/work/productdetail/3lag Based on experience with the T30, and a perusal of the T40 product tech manual [Link: https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/poweredge-t40_owners-manual_en-us.pdf ], here's a summary comparison of the Dell T30 vs T40: (beyond the CPU...