Lob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi everyone :-)
been busy with family get togethers
:-)
a cast off arrived (what I thought was just a computer case)
It was actually a base unit with
no hard drive
no mouse or keyboard and no monitor
it did have graphics, CD writer, floppy and DVD
well I was given a nice new hard drive for Christmas
and a keyboard (that lights up)
- found an old MS wheel mouse
my old 17" RGB monitor is working fine
So now I have 1200 mhz Duron 256 meg ram, with a CD writer, DVD and
built in net and graphics, sound etc
(I had the whole thing running Knoppix Linux in 10 minutes)
- this is peoples cast off?
Wonderful for you.
That's my experience too - people discard the most amazing hardware. Here, i chalk it up to people being told they need a whole new computer instead of just repairing whatever is broken...
The boot up from bios is VERY fast
Now I have to think . . .
A server?
A linux machine?
A dual/multiple booter?
Thinking aloud here . . .
You know what I am gonna do? (for my first project)
Run Solaris from Sun
- that needs 512 meg of ram which I can (maybe mix and match) cobble together
BUT what do I need Solaris for . . . m m m
I think I will start with some party titioning of the hard drive . . .
No Solaris just sounds impressive - what do I need it for?
If it aint broke - don't fix it
- don't need it - don't get it
(laws of geek)
Win 98SE - now that I can use
- Linux is interesting but apart from browsing
- now that sounds good
a dual Win98SE and Linux boot machine
One of mine is Win98SE and Fedora dual boot. I had been cautioned that the OSs would compete with each other, but reality is peaceful coexistence and mutual support. There are some things i still cannot do in Linux, and Win98SE nicely complements.
I was told it will NOT run XP
Why would it not run XP? You have enough disk, you have enough RAM...the fine points of this are over my head.
- if I have 98SE on there can check compatibility problems . . .
Lob
Snowperson contemplating Walden Pond:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/HolyGeek/Snowperson_at_Walden_Pond.jpg
love and peace,
joyce
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