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

[Ruth Gunstone <nospam [at] bolsterstone.demon.co.uk>]

In message <15101.49923.435154.992807 [at] flux.localdomain>
          Barrie Bremner <baz [at] barriebremner.com> wrote:

[snip]
> There is no reason why you cannot install Linux (distribution
> shouldn't make any difference, however some are easier to install than
> others, some install everything including the kitchen sink as default,
> whilst others are minimalist through and through) on a old machine.
> 
> One thing Linux excels at is running on almost anything!

..except my crappy old Viglen, obviously!!

> 
> Of course, you can't expect a P100 to be exactly the same as the latest
> systems....
> 
> When you do get around to installing a system, make the effort to get
> the latest version of the Linux distribution you want

I have a copy of RedHat 7 waiting. Not sure how old that is, but presumably I
can get that running then download updates from the web?

[snip]
> 
> As well as the generic site Ross mentioned, RedHat have a hardware
> compatibility list at http://hardware.redhat.com/ - if it runs on
> Redhat, it'll more than likely run on other distributions -
[snip]
Thanks for that..
> 
> WinModems - avoid like the plague

will do!

[snip]
> 
> NICs are generally well supported, again, Alex has already mentioned
> 3Com cards - I've got stacks of older 3Com cards that I got for a few
> quid each - perfectly serviceable!

That's reassuring

> 
> Matrox video cards are probably the best supported card under X, and have
> been for a while. I've got a G400, but the newer G450 is available, and is
> slightly cheaper (around £60).  ATI cards are also especially well
> supported, and are a little cheaper on the whole than the Matrox range.

That's good to know. I can get ATI cards at a good price, so..

> 
> Harddrives are all much and such, but Maxtor and especially IBM drives are
> good value, and highly regarded.

Am I right in thinking that Maxtor and Quantum are one and the same?

> 
> 
[snip]
> 
> Probably said a few to many things at once, but there you go.
> 
All useful and appreciated :-)


TTFN!

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Ruth Gunstone          (ruth at bolsterstone dot demon dot co dot uk)

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