Re: Dell Optiplexes and Linux

[Will Newton <nospam [at] south-of-heaven.demon.co.uk>]

> I`ve got a chance to get hold of some old(ish) Dell Optiplex 425`s for 50
quid
> a pop, with monitors, however I was just wondering if anyone out there knows
> just how easy it`ll be to install Redhat 6.1 onto these machines.

If I'm thinking of the right machine it should be a piece of cake. The NICs
are 3com (well supported), and the motherboard is Intel based. The graphics
card's are probably ATI (This could be wrong :). I'd try Mandrake 6.1 though,
RH is right off my Christmas card list.

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