On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, L.D. Best wrote:
> I need a computer I can take with me anywhere. But I don't have the
> thousands of dollars necessary to acquire a 'think pad' or the newer
> notebook computers. If I can find an older one cheap though, I can
> clean dozeware off & load in the DOS programs I use now and have some
> room to spare for storage.
Check http://www.pricewatch.com in the "not exactly new"
section. 386 and 486 notebooks from ~ $150.
Pentiums start at $250.
> I'm very glad there is Arachne. Every time I start putting money aside
> to get something new, something old needs repair.
Heh... I just upgraded to AMD K6-2/500, and 64MB SDRAM.
One of the RAM modules was bad, and corrupted my file system.
I was hoping to get functional enough to back up what I
have before wiping everything and starting over, but it
looks like I'll mostly have to make do from a full backup
I made 3 weeks ago, along with ftp'ing selected files to
the other computer (which is very limited on space)
Advice for anyone running Linux who upgrades memory.
Make a bootable memtest86 floppy, and check your memory
before ever allowing your hard drive to mount. If the
RAM is bad, this little step will save you a LOT of
grief.
(Oh, yeah, the CPU was $44 - found through the above mentioned
site)
> One thing's fer shure, I won't be
> shopping for used laptops on the auctions any time soon.
Auctions? Do you really get a better deal there?
- Steve
