[Sheflug] Re: Newbie - H/W recommendations please

[Richard Ibbotson <nospam [at] sheflug.co.uk>]

Ruth

> Anyway, I've decided to spend some cash on a new PC, and as a
> "learning opportunity", intend to build one from scratch. The
> machine will need to be dual-bootable (Linux and Win98/whatever).
> As I understand things, Linux compatibility with some hardware
> (sound/graphics cards, NICs etc.) may be problematic, so I'd really
> appreciate suggestions, hints & tips etc. concerning hardware.

Depends wot you want to do and why you want to do it.  Any old scrap 
will do but it might be that you might need Star Office.  Most people 
who haven't got a Phd in computing science need to use it or a 
similar office suite.  Other than Abiword it's difficult to find a 
Micro$sloth compatible office suite.  Koffice is very nice but it 
only saves in HTML or .txt format.

You might need to use Nutscrape Composter ?  That doesn't like 
sloooOoow machines.  Neither does Star Office.  

So, do you need a cracking good office suite or do you need to use vi 
or emacs to produce web pages ?  Do you want to spend three light 
years learning how to write it out in long hand when you can point 
and click and do it in a few seconds ?  As I do in fact.

Thanks

-- 
Richard
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