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    Wikipedia Is Giving Away Its Older, But Still Working, Servers To Deserving Non-Profits

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    Thursday, June 16th, 2011
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    Wikipedia, the good-doers of the Internet, has a bunch of servers that need a new home. Now these aren’t new servers; they’re pre-loved and housebroken.

    The systems are over three years old, but have at least 3GB of RAM, 2.5GHz dual core CPUs, and at least an 80GB hard drive. The official posting notes that some servers have up to 32GB of RAM and 320GB hard drives. Wikipedia just wants the servers to find a cozy home at a deserving non-profit. Unfortunately due to shipping costs, taxes and exportation regulations, Wikipedia is limiting the giveaway to USA-based organizations.

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