On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 04:18:36PM +0200, Ian Balchin wrote: | I have feelers out for some ram but am not going to worry too much | about a gui at present. Plenty to learn at the prompt.
Unfortuantely, _new_ RAM is cheap, but _old_ RAM is very expensive. You can get a new 128MB PC133 DIMM for around $30 (US) or less (depending on promotions) but a 16MB EDO SIMM costs around $40-$80. If you have an older machine (486, old Pentium) it would actually be cheaper to get a new machine than to buy memory. | In fact with my 28.8 external modem coming up in a few weeks I | should look at installing packages to turn the m/c into a dial up | for email. This isn't very hard, once you know what to use and what to look for. | That means installing another serial port as the only one is used | for the mouse. Get a real modem, not a win-modem. The modem is the serial port then (if it is internal, anyways). Otherwise, yes you will need an open serial port on the box. | Hold on until I ask the questions, I will read the books and man | pages first. That's not too much info, is it? -D
