On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:10:09 -0400, shawn wilson wrote: > On Jul 11, 2011 8:05 AM, "Camaleón" <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:09:06 -0400, mark wrote: >> >> > I'm looking for components for a new PC to install debian on. I've >> > been looking at motherboards (MSI & Gigabyte) and it seems that the >> > IDE interface no longer exists. Is no more IDE interface the new >> > direction for PCs so that I will have to buy a SATA burner? >> >> If you are buying components for a new PC I would discard IDE at all >> and go for SATA300/600 hard disks and SATA optical unit. >> >> > And if I were buying components... I wouldn't even buy an optical drive.
<Disney mode on> Then you'll miss the "magic world of multimedia" :-P </Disney mode off> > I haven't had the need for cd in ages. If you're really into cds though, > how about a usb or eSATA unit so that you can use your media on multiple > computers? I hate optical storage like the most, but I still find it useful for a limited set of contexts (like installing an OS -without hassle- or loading an ISO image for maintenance tasks -hard disk smart check, BIOS update...-). > ... just an idea. Another possibility is having an external optical unit, but it requires and extra power supply (that means more cables around) and occupies valuable space. >> IDE is nowadays a dead end like many other interfaces (LPT, RS-232, >> ISA, AGP...) so unless you really need it, it's loosing money. Sigh. >> Times go by so fast... >> >> > ... mca, SCSI, pci, pcix (though I think I've still seen that in > consumer pcs), firewire, ir, vga, simm, slot1 (processors), at (power > supplies), fdd, ps/2, etc. And don't forget our floppy best friend! :-) > Ps, couldn't help ^^ :) I'm sure I missed a few (you can probably dig up > an old makedev script and put my memory to shame, but...). Some of the > changes are good some are just good marketing. In the end, it really > doesn't matter: go with the flow or you'll loose. Marketing and I follow different ways... I still look for a motherbaord that provides RS-232, LPT and Floppy "by default" O:-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.07.11.13.24...@gmail.com
