[ILUG] new computer

[Fowler]

Justin MacCarthy wrote:

>    600Mhz Intel Pentium III Processor with 256K cache
No probs here :)
>    Dell 105-key slimline keyboard
Ok 
>    3.5" 1.44 Floppy Drive
ok :)
>    Microsoft Windows 98
Send it back! (seriously tho Dell are pretty Linux Friendly now and maybe they will ship a machine without win
>    8 DVD Drive & Software Decoding (W98 only)
Drive will work and theres Linux software available for playing mpeg2 - its slow tho
Youll need patches to use the DVD - check freshmeat or something (www.freshmeat.net)
>    Creative Labs SB Live Value 512 Voice Sound Card
Creative labs released a driver for the live - should be no probs - check their sites for a DL
> 
> Chassis
> =======
>    MiniTower
Dunno If linux supports this case ;)
> Memory
> ======
>    128MB SDRAM  (1 x 128Mb)
SHOULD be enough ;)
> Hard Drive
> ==========
>    20.4GB Hard Drive
Lovely!
> Monitor
> =======
>    High Performance 19" Trinitron CRT Monitor (18" viewable area)
Nice! Make sure you get the manaula with the montiro for setting the timings in X
> Video Adapter
> =============
>    32MB nVidia M64 TNT 2X Video Card
Will work great for 2d. Theres 3d drivers out but they're not great (Detonator
DRI GLX drivers for XF86 4.0 to be released soon!!
> Sound Card
> ==========
>    Creative Labs SB 64v Sound Card
Yup see above
> 
> Network Card
> ============
>    3COM 3C900B Combo (+ IEP 43)
Not sure about this card but every single 3com card I've used works and they support Linux
sooooo I'd guess yes
> 
> Modem
> =====
>    Dell V90 56k Data/Fax/Voice modem
Probably a crappy PCI winmodem :/ Tell them you want a nice external 
> I'm also considering a CD-RW IDE drive ...
Check the CDRECORD homeoage for supported drives.
You'r always better off with a SCSI writer
> I'll probaly Dual-boot Linux and NT/2000 .
> 
> Cheers ~ JustinMacCarthy

	Colin Fowler