Something iv always wondered about S-f is how it works.

I'm pretty sure it must run on 2 dedi's.. One for SQL and one for PHP... A forum this size must need some highish spec servers to run smoothly.

Another thing is bandwidth. How much bandwidth do you think they eat in a month? Surely its in its TB's.

So this is me been nosey. Anyone else wondered this?

The best way to find out about this would be to ask the admins, via the Helpdesk.

it runs on a couple of zx spectrums

it runs on a couple of zx spectrums

thought so! I wonder if they would give me the IP and root password aswell :hihi:

thought so! I wonder if they would give me the IP and root password aswell :hihi:

No chance mate, what would you do if they did?

I would most likely Ban you Rich, (Only Joking)

It was more of a joke :P

I would most likely Ban you Rich, (Only Joking)

It was more of a joke :P

Jokes are supposed to be funny, yours wasn't! :loopy::rant:

Jokes are supposed to be funny, yours wasn't! :loopy::rant:

IMO it was funny :D

You can be as nosy as you like- whether you get an answer is another matter, of course ;)

I know that SF does run on more than one dedicated server (you're right- way too big to run on just AN Other machine) and I know where those servers are and the company that maintains them and keeps them online for us, but that's where my involvement ends.

If you wanted any of the technical answers then you'd have to ask the site owner since he does all the stuff that surrounds the way the forum works- I just do the cuddly end (that's all of you lot!).

Suck up :hihi: (cuddly)

Thanks for replying. I might just PM him. I'm only been nosey because I'm interested.. Id love to own a forum this size but it inst just getting the people on.. Its keeping them. (Not going on power trips etc)

Good Job though :D

Jokes are supposed to be funny, yours wasn't! :loopy::rant:

You don't think the idea of a spectrum with an IP address and root password is amusing?

Oh well, your loss.

You don't think the idea of a spectrum with an IP address and root password is amusing?

Oh well, your loss.

Would be good to put a minimal version of linux on it!

Jokes are supposed to be funny, yours wasn't! :loopy::rant:

I found it amusing.

But I found you stupidly taking it seriously and responding much more amusing

Would be good to put a minimal version of linux on it!

You've given me an idea.

I wonder how hard it would be to dissasemble one and fit a USB keyboard into it and retro-fit a RasPi.

To the outside world it'd look like a Speccy running Fedora.

You've given me an idea.

I wonder how hard it would be to dissasemble one and fit a USB keyboard into it and retro-fit a RasPi.

To the outside world it'd look like a Speccy running Fedora.

If you make loads of money from it.. I want 20%!

If you make loads of money from it.. I want 20%!

Too late, I've filed the patent already. If you want in, there's a minimum investment of....

One Millllliiiioonn dolllars Muhahahahaha

Too late, I've filed the patent already. If you want in, there's a minimum investment of....

One Millllliiiioonn dolllars Muhahahahaha

Darn.. Let me get my cheque book

Darn.. Let me get my cheque book

Sorry, cash only, non-sequential notes *shifty*

Sorry, cash only, non-sequential notes *shifty*

This could go on for many posts so I'm not even going to come back on that one :P

So Childish Resident :P

This could go on for many posts so I'm not even going to come back on that one :P

So Childish Resident :P

Just a bit of harmless bank holiday fun.

Too late, I've filed the patent already. If you want in, there's a minimum investment of....

One Millllliiiioonn dolllars Muhahahahaha

Prior art (http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/projects-and-collaboration-general/sinclair-zx-spectrum-rubber-keys-pi-retro-fit).

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