----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Murdoch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [scottish] Dual booting Windows XP and Linux
> At 21:18 31/12/01 +0000, Steven Murdoch wrote: > >P.S. I almost fell over when I was in PCWorld when I mentioned Linux the > >member of staff I spoke to said they had a Linux machine in store. Just > >one, a Patriot Cyrix 533, 64Mb RAM, 10Gb HD with 17" Monitor of �399. My brother has a book size on of these. > > On another Linux mailing list I have just been told that the motherboard on > these machines is unreliable, so it might not be such a good buy after all. and it runs linux greate. if it's not a book size one they I can't quote reliablity but if it is, then it's an intel based board which is fast. if it is book size, where the extra disk gona go ? they is only space for one. > >From: "Andrew Challis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 21:03:22 -0000 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >The two PC World stores I have been in do not want to sell these as they > >have motherboards with a high failure rate. Currys also sell them and I > >got the same story re failure rate of motherboards. I offered to buy 5 > >which were on the shop floor and was told by the manager about the > >motherboard - they are still there 3 months later untouched. I too felt > >(still feel!) tempted but wouldn't want to waste the dosh. Make you feel > >better???? > > Steven. > > > > -- > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: http://www.murdomedia.net/ > PGP/GnuPG keys: http://www.murdomedia.net/keys.html > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
