lainestump@rcn.com (Laine Stump) writes:

> This machine has been very stable since I bought it just over 2 years
> ago. Maybe its time has just come. I guess first I'll try reseating
> parts and such, then I'll see about restoring an older version of the
> OS (I think I have something fairly close to 1.5), or putting this
> disk into another machine I have.

Turns out a contact somewhere was just dirty. After a quick
disassembly and reseating of the CPU, RAM, disk cables, and PCI cards,
I powered it up and it successfully completed "make build" on the
first try!