On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 06:11:21PM -0500, Jay Ford wrote: > Can anybody verify that Debian runs on a Dell Precision 420?
Debian runs on about everything ;) > It has an integrated dual-channel (Ultra 160 & Ultra Wide) SCSI controller. > Does Debian support it? Which vendor? > There are several video cards to choose from: > Diamond Viper V770D, 32 MB > Elsa Synergy Force > nVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS, 32MB DDR > Matrox G400 Max, 32 MB (dual monitor capable) > Gloria II Pro, AGP Pro 4x, 64 MB > Does Debian support any or all of them? I intend to do rather basic X stuff > on Linux & common PC-ish stuff on NT/Win2000. Any recommendation on which > video cards to prefer or avoid? What do you want to do with it? AFAIK the Matrox is not the first choice for playing 3D-games but great for 2D-performane (large resolutions, great signal-quality). > More fundamentally, is there a better Dell system to use for Linux & > NT/Win2000 in a home sort of context? It just depends on what you want to do with the system. I prefer building my system myself so I can pick the best components for my needs. Phil
