[lug] various ???s

[Nate Duehr]

On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 02:21:21PM -0600, Paul McKelvey wrote:
> Hi All!
> 
> I'm new to linux and new to this list, so i hope you don't mind a few
> newbie questions i haven't been able to find answers to.
> First, do any of you use a cable modem in Boulder (i think the only
> option is att at home)?  If so, is it really complicated to get configured
> properly?
> Is there any reason not to go with Mandrake 8.0 dist?  After looking
> around, this one looks best for my needs.
> I was brought up as a Macintosh man, so don't know much about PC
> hardware...  Could y'all check these specs below and see if this would
> be a good linux box or not?  any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated!!!
> 
> thanks 
>  - paul -
> 
> 
> ACI Custom Build Computer
> Part	 Desc.
> 
OK > 3301,3443,2247	 AMD Athlon 900MHz
OK > 3359	 Asus A7V-KT133 ATA/100 Motherboard
OK > 4332	 ISP ATX Midtower 300 Watt Computer Case
OK > 2304	 256MB PC133 SDRAM Memory
OK > 2963	 30.7GB ATA/100 7200 RPM Hard Drive
NOT GOOD BUT I SEE CDRW BELOW > nocd	 No CD-ROM Drive
"Don't Care" > 1082	 1.44MB Floppy Drive
OLD/But OK/CAN BE A PAIN TO USE UNDER LINUX > 3472	 Jaton nVidia TNT2 16MB AGP Video Card
OK - May require new kernels > 1916	 Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card
NOT GOOD > nomod	 No Modem
DEPENDS ON IF BASED ON TULIP CHIPSET OR OTHER > 2551	 SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI Network Card
"Don't Care" > 3664	 Altec Lansing ACS160 Powered Three piece set
"Don't Care" > noprin	 No Printer
CHEAP BUT WORKS > SDKDSVS-190	 New KDS 19inch Monitor .27mm Dot Pitch
"Don't Care" > 1802	 104-Key PS/2 Keyboard
3 Button GOOD/Scroll Wheel BAD > 1853	 Qtronix 3 Button Scroll Wheel Mouse
SEE IF NET CARD AUTO-DETECTS IN MANDRAKE SAME WITH SOUNDCARD > 4316	 Mandrake 8.0 GPL (CDROM Only)
CAN DOWNLOAD FOR FREE BUT OK > 3236	 Star Office 5.2 GPL CD-ROM
OK > 4085	 Sony Spressa 8x4x32x CD-RW
> 
> 
> Price of this system is: $1,175.00

NO OPINION ON THE PRICE

> If you are interested in this product please 
> follow this link: 
> http://www.affordablecomputers.com/custombuilds/aci_linthun

Was this a real quest for help or a cheap free advertisement looking
like a help question?

Not interested, I build my own machines.  Good luck!

-- 
Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com>

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