[ILUG] [OT] computers in schools..

[Wynne, Conor]

Hi Donnacha,

The celeron - menducino has the same core as the PIII, the PIII just has a
wee bit more. 
But if you choose to compile p6 under a 2.2.x kernel, the p6 works for both
the celery and the PIII, except if you're celery is not of the menducino
variety - in which case it sucks and so you don't wan't it. 

Linux'll tell ya anyway.

http://www.intel.ie/design/processor/index.htm?iid=prodinfo2+procia&

Here is the Celery http://developer.intel.com/design/celeron/

Regards
CW

-----Original Message-----
From: Donncha O Caoimh [mailto:donncha.ocaoimh at tradesignals.com]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:14 AM
To: ILUG
Subject: [ILUG] [OT] computers in schools..


I'm helping a local Gaelscoil buy computers. Most of them will be
running Windows, but there's going to be a Linux server in there too
doing the important bits. (that was the on-topic bit)

What's bugging me is the fact that it turns out they must buy computers
with Pentium III CPUs! I was planning on using Celeron chips, and even
had a quote for same, but it seems that Dept. of Education Guidelines
stipulate the use of Pentium III chips. 
I haven't seen the guidelines, and maybe they recommend "Pentium class"
CPUs, which I would categorise the Celeron as.

Has anyone else come across this already? And more importantly, if they
ignored such "guidelines" and went for cheaper CPUs were they eligible
for funding/reimbursements/etc from the Dept. for those computers?

Donncha.
PS. and there, didn't once mention corporate conspiracies, or leveraging
government dept. to do the bidding of big multi-national companies.. :)