[Server-devel] Booting from a big USB stick

[Tony Anderson]

Hi, Adam

As you know this is an area where we agree to disagree. Currently the 
schoolserver's valid, useful content exceeds 500GB. I really do not want 
to get into the game of deciding what is worthwhile and what is not. It 
is clear that the planned expansion of OSM will require increased 
capacity. If local content is seriously supported, the amount will 
increase even further. At one time OLPC estimated storage of the Journal 
would take 2GB per XO. A typical Rwanda school has 200 XOs potentially 
requiring 400GB of additional space.

My dream is an RPi3 based schoolserver with a 1TB (or 2TB) external 
hard-drive at under $150 (about 1/3 of NUC-based server).

Tony

On 3/20/19 9:26 AM, Adam Holt wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:22 PM Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org 
> <mailto:holt at laptop.org>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks Tony.
>
>     Another option is to buy a $19.99 128MB 100 MByte/sec microSD @
>     https://amazon.com/dp/B06XWZWYVP
>
> I meant $19.99 128*GB*
>
>     Or a $39.99 256GB 100 MByte/sec microSD @
>     https://amazon.com/dp/B072HRDM55
>
>     The 400GB, 512GB and 1GB cards are completely excessive &
>     irrelevant for impoverished nations especially — unless you
>     happen to be a rich photographer/videographer of course, and want
>     to donate your time to an important cause in which case do let us
>     know...we will happily put your skills (and dollars) to work for a
>     more purposeful cause.
>
>
> I meant 1*/TB/*


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