system@ncoast.UUCP (North Coast Computer Resources) (09/18/88)
As some of you may be aware, ncoast blew its third CPU board in two years over Labor Day weekend. We got ncoast running again on a borrowed CPU board on Sunday the 11th; but we must return it in a month, and until then we are trying to be careful with it. In the meantime, we *must* get off the current hardware; after the "loaner" CPU is sent back, the Plexus is history. Needless to say, we need HELP! And fast! We are looking for any or all of the following: * Corporate sponsorship. Very much preferred from our standpoint. * Donations of hardware and equipment. * Donations of money to purchase equipment and/or phone lines. * Pointers to any or all of the above. Ncoast, in addition to being the home base for comp.sources.misc (and badly in need of archive space for same), is the de-facto "backbone" for northern Ohio and Pennsylvania. It also provides a service to local users, including some companies such as BP America. However, to date it has done so out of the pockets of its owners, who cannot continue the expenditures and cannot afford to repair, upgrade, or replace our current hardware. We are instituting a system of usage fees, but this will not be of help in the current situation. In order to continue operating we need to replace our current system with one that can better handle current and future loads; and, preferably, one with better designed ventilation, or at least cooler-running cache memory (the problem that has destroyed three CPU boards so far). If you are willing to help us with this or know of someone who might be, please send mail to "uunet!marque!ncoast!system" or "system%ncoast.UUCP@hal.CWRU.EDU". Thank you in advance for all your help. North Coast Computer Resources Cleveland Public Access UN*X (ncoast) System Administration Group Rich Garrett Bob Weinberg Brandon Allbery