The replies to this question have been so helpful! Also, the discussion on
quiet computer cases. This is of concern to me because some of the new
computers I've seen are SO noisy that I hesitate to order one through the
mail. I feel like I need to hear it first! My old Gateway was extremely
qui
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 08:37:27AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 12:55, Peter Christensen wrote:
> > My five-year-old Gateway Pentium 200 MHz died recently. (It won't boot from
> > the hard drive or a rescue disk, and it won't go into bios-setup mode.) I
> > don't think it's f
On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 17:17, Robert A. Knop Jr. wrote:
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> Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Find a _quiet_ case; noisy fans can damage your hearing (ask me; I'll
> > tell you. I've been around loud electronics for about 6 years now,
> > servers and routers, and my ears ring all t
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 06:18:24PM +, Joao Pedro Clemente wrote:
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> > Can you recommend any good (not too expensive) quiet cases? I may
> > build a computer soon to be my home grown PVR/DVD combo, and of
> > course anything sitting in the living room on all the time needs to
> > be quiet.
>
On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 04:17, Robert A. Knop Jr. wrote:
> Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Find a _quiet_ case; noisy fans can damage your hearing (ask me; I'll
> > tell you. I've been around loud electronics for about 6 years now,
> > servers and routers, and my ears ring all the time)
> Can you recommend any good (not too expensive) quiet cases? I may build
> a computer soon to be my home grown PVR/DVD combo, and of course
> anything sitting in the living room on all the time needs to be quiet.
For that I would advice the Shuttle cases. I 've read plenty of good
reviews on th
Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Find a _quiet_ case; noisy fans can damage your hearing (ask me; I'll
> tell you. I've been around loud electronics for about 6 years now,
> servers and routers, and my ears ring all the time).
I feel your pain... never mind the computer, the bloody
On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 12:55, Peter Christensen wrote:
> My five-year-old Gateway Pentium 200 MHz died recently. (It won't boot from
> the hard drive or a rescue disk, and it won't go into bios-setup mode.) I
> don't think it's fixable, and anyway, it was so slow that it's probably time
> to repla
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 01:55:32PM -0500, Peter Christensen wrote:
> My five-year-old Gateway Pentium 200 MHz died recently. (It won't boot from
> the hard drive or a rescue disk, and it won't go into bios-setup mode.) I
> don't think it's fixable, and anyway, it was so slow that it's probably ti
I've researched building my own machine though have not initiated that project as of
yet. I'd highly recommend "PC Hardware in a Nutshell" by Robert Thompson and Barbara
Thompson and published by O'Reilly as an excellent guide to building a machine of
one's own. Their website www.hardwareguys.
On March 9, 2003 02:50 pm, Alvin Oga wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> > cool -- speed is not the issue, as i've been happy with my 650
> > MHz PIII until the motherboard blew. just asking about how they
> > stack up along the Intel-vs.-AMD line.
>
> depends on who's doing the t
> About your question. I have thought of building my own machine too,
> but never got around to it. I was allways scared by the sheer amount
> of possible audio and video cards and so on. I am not a hardware
> hobbyist, so how do I know I would make the right choices and not get
> incompatibles?
On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> cool -- speed is not the issue, as i've been happy with my 650 MHz
> PIII until the motherboard blew. just asking about how they stack up
> along the Intel-vs.-AMD line.
depends on who's doing the testing and measuring..
but raw cpu info ... ( amd v
on Sun, 09 Mar 2003 01:53:51PM -0800, Leo Spalteholz insinuated:
> On March 9, 2003 01:25 pm, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> > on Sun, 09 Mar 2003 02:36:10PM -0600, Jamin W. Collins insinuated:
> > >
> > > > A few people recommended the AMD Athlon processor over
> > > > Pentiums.
> > >
> > > I've found th
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On Sunday 09 Mar 2003 6:55 pm, Peter Christensen wrote:
> My five-year-old Gateway Pentium 200 MHz died recently. (It won't boot
> from the hard drive or a rescue disk, and it won't go into bios-setup
> mode.) I don't think it's fixable, and anyway,
On March 9, 2003 10:55 am, Peter Christensen wrote:
> My five-year-old Gateway Pentium 200 MHz died recently. (It won't
> boot from the hard drive or a rescue disk, and it won't go into
> bios-setup mode.) I don't think it's fixable, and anyway, it was
> so slow that it's probably time to replace
On March 9, 2003 01:25 pm, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> on Sun, 09 Mar 2003 02:36:10PM -0600, Jamin W. Collins insinuated:
> > You might check out the following (in no particular order):
> >http://pricewatch.com
>
> i second this one! (no experience with the others)
>
> > > A few people recommended
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 01:20:26PM -0800, Alvin Oga wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Jamin W. Collins wrote:
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> > Most main stream video chipsets are well supported.
>
> hate both since they both have *.o files but no sources which
> makes it harder to run your own customized kernels
Never tru
on Sun, 09 Mar 2003 02:36:10PM -0600, Jamin W. Collins insinuated:
> You might check out the following (in no particular order):
>http://pricewatch.com
i second this one! (no experience with the others)
> > A few people recommended the AMD Athlon processor over Pentiums.
>
> I've found that
hi ya
On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Jamin W. Collins wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 01:55:32PM -0500, Peter Christensen wrote:
> > My five-year-old Gateway Pentium 200 MHz died recently. (It won't
get a used 486 or used pentium to get yourself back online..
- just take the old disk and put in
On Sun, 9 Mar 2003 13:55:32 -0500, Peter Christensen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My five-year-old Gateway Pentium 200 MHz died recently. (It won't boot from
> the hard drive or a rescue disk, and it won't go into bios-setup mode.) I
> don't think it's fixable, and anyway, it was so slow that it
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 01:55:32PM -0500, Peter Christensen wrote:
> My five-year-old Gateway Pentium 200 MHz died recently. (It won't
> boot from the hard drive or a rescue disk, and it won't go into
> bios-setup mode.) I don't think it's fixable, and anyway, it was so
> slow that it's probably
On Sun, 9 Mar 2003 13:55:32 -0500
"Peter Christensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A few people recommended the AMD Athlon processor over
> Pentiums.
Correct, e.g. more efficient in floating point operations than an Intel,
which you will appreciate in multimedia apps, but there are also
commercia
Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Having someone else responsible for the hardware configuration seemed to me
> not such a bad idea.
Personally, I've never been convinced that any money saved or extra
performance would be worth my extra time and hassle. I like having a
single contact for
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I would strongly suggest you build it yourself ! It is very enjoyable and you
can customize it to your own needs. It is not that hard, as byu reading your
motherboard manual you should be able to do it by yourself :-)
And one of the best advantage is
If you surf over to the Micronux web site (I bought the 7 CD Woody
distribution from them) you will see some pretty rock solid linux
configurations at very decent prices. They also link to a bunch of
reviews and comparisons of the intel board vs whatever else is out there
There's also a link to i
Hello Peter,
Sorry your Gateway died. I have the same machine, about same age and still
running! Currently as internet gateway on my little network at home. Never
had any problems with it. (knock wood.)
About your question. I have thought of building my own machine too, but never
got around to
My five-year-old Gateway Pentium 200 MHz died recently. (It won't boot from
the hard drive or a rescue disk, and it won't go into bios-setup mode.) I
don't think it's fixable, and anyway, it was so slow that it's probably time
to replace it. Temporarily I'm using a borrowed computer with Win95.
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