Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-29 Thread T. Joseph CARTER
On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 05:25:53PM -0700, Rodney Mishima wrote: > >> Sure he can, he just has to under-clock his computer down to 2.1ghz as > >> win98 > >> has a cpu freq limit. > > Sage advice from Dirty Harry: > > A man has got to know his limitations. An OS too! ;) > I remember a few year

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-29 Thread Rodney Mishima
On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 05:01:31PM -0700, Linux Rocks! wrote: > Aack! The friend from whom I just inherited that mobo had burned up his > 1GHz socket 370 CPU! I coulda grabbed yours and put him back on the > road in no time. Crikey, as it was, he runs off to Fry's (against my > advice) and

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-29 Thread Bob Miller
Max Lemieux wrote: > A related article suggests that carbon nanotubes are the best current > candidate to replace silicon in computer chips. IBM is doing research in > this area. A startup called Nantero is building a carbon nanotube fab right next door in Gresham. BTW, about my "why Intel can

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-29 Thread Max Lemieux
A related article suggests that carbon nanotubes are the best current candidate to replace silicon in computer chips. IBM is doing research in this area. http://www.ferret.com.au/articles/6f/0c00da6f.asp Anyone else heard of different replacement candidates? Allen? -Max Allen C Brown wrote:

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-29 Thread Allen C Brown
Bob Miller said the following on 06/29/2005 07:51 AM: T. Joseph CARTER wrote: Sure he can, he just has to under-clock his computer down to 2.1ghz as win98 has a cpu freq limit. Bahahahahaha! *ahem* Signed int, I take it? Does that explain why Intel can't build a chip today faster then 4

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-29 Thread larry price
On 6/29/05, Jamie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That really is a better question than you will ever get credit for... consider > if OpenSource Software were more predominant than Microsoft, how would the > hardware industry have evolved over the last 10~15 years? What state of > computer technology

"savage" X driver mysteries (was: Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....)

2005-06-29 Thread Max Lemieux
A note on the Savage XFree86 drivers... when booting that celeron system last night with Knoppix 3.7, we couldn't get it to display in X until passing the "fb1024x768" parameter at boot time, to use framebuffer mode instead. The "savage" driver just didn't want to play nice. Conversely, the sa

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-29 Thread Jamie
On Wednesday 29 June 2005 07:51, Bob Miller wrote: > T. Joseph CARTER wrote: > > > Sure he can, he just has to under-clock his computer down to 2.1ghz as > > > win98 has a cpu freq limit. > > > > Bahahahahaha! > > > > *ahem* Signed int, I take it? > > Does that explain why Intel can't build a chip

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-29 Thread Bob Miller
T. Joseph CARTER wrote: > > Sure he can, he just has to under-clock his computer down to 2.1ghz as > > win98 > > has a cpu freq limit. > > Bahahahahaha! > > *ahem* Signed int, I take it? Does that explain why Intel can't build a chip today faster then 4 GHz? -- Bob Miller

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-29 Thread T. Joseph CARTER
On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 05:01:31PM -0700, Linux Rocks! wrote: > > Aack! The friend from whom I just inherited that mobo had burned up his > > 1GHz socket 370 CPU! I coulda grabbed yours and put him back on the > > road in no time. Crikey, as it was, he runs off to Fry's (against my > > advice) a

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Jamie
Thats it...lorraine... On Tuesday 28 June 2005 22:05, larry price wrote: > actually it's Lorraine, I've met her several times through OPN/EFN > contacts. > > She actually has a site http://www.lanecrrc.org/about/macrenewal.php > > On 6/28/05, Jeff Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > its one of t

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread larry price
actually it's Lorraine, I've met her several times through OPN/EFN contacts. She actually has a site http://www.lanecrrc.org/about/macrenewal.php On 6/28/05, Jeff Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > its one of those two, Jamie, one of those two. > > Jeff > > Jamie wrote: > > > I belive its

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Jeff Newton
its one of those two, Jamie, one of those two. Jeff Jamie wrote: I belive its lauren(sp?), I havnt been there, but I know someone that recommended I check it out, and I think they said her name was lauren. Jamie ___ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@eug

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Jamie
On Tuesday 28 June 2005 21:19, Jeff Newton wrote: > I've been there a few times, prices are reasonable. I know the name of a > lady that owns the place, think her name is Lori or something like that, > it's at 2nd and Polk Street in Eugene. I belive its lauren(sp?), I havnt been there, but I know s

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Jeff Newton
I've been there a few times, prices are reasonable. I know the name of a lady that owns the place, think her name is Lori or something like that, it's at 2nd and Polk Street in Eugene. Jacob Meuser wrote: On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 02:38:35PM -0700, Jim Darrough wrote: Hey there, Jamie. That IM

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Jacob Meuser
On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 02:38:35PM -0700, Jim Darrough wrote: > Hey there, Jamie. That IMAC is awfully cheap. Is it one of those cool ones > that looks like a monitor? if you are looking for a used Mac, the Computer Recycling place (don't remember the name exactly, but it something like that) in

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Linux Rocks!
On Tuesday 28 June 2005 04:37 pm, Jason Van Cleve wrote: > Quoth Linux Rocks!, on Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:22:36 -0700: > > 2 socket 370 CPU's (cel 366 thats run at 550 for years..., cel 1.0ghz) > > Aack! The friend from whom I just inherited that mobo had burned up his > 1GHz socket 370 CPU! I coulda

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Jason Van Cleve
Quoth Linux Rocks!, on Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:22:36 -0700: > 2 socket 370 CPU's (cel 366 thats run at 550 for years..., cel 1.0ghz) Aack! The friend from whom I just inherited that mobo had burned up his 1GHz socket 370 CPU! I coulda grabbed yours and put him back on the road in no time. Crikey,

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Linux Rocks!
AIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Linux Rocks! > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:16 PM > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group > Subject: [Eug-lug] computers forsale > > I posted some computers im selling... im moving by the end of the week, and > want to get rid of stuff...

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Linux Rocks!
Oh, I know about stuff happening... because of stuff happening, I have 2 bare bones systems (previously good working systems until someone monkeyed around with my circuit breaker, and shut off the power to them.) I know some parts work, but I also am sure others are bad. so... I lost 2 ok system

RE: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Jim Darrough
User Group Subject: [Eug-lug] computers forsale I posted some computers im selling... im moving by the end of the week, and want to get rid of stuff... anyway, i have some real nice deals... $300 - 2.4ghz celeron system w/1G DDR-400 (2 x 512) 120GB disk, cdr or dvd. $150 - Blue iMac 3??Mhz

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Jason Van Cleve
Quoth Linux Rocks!, on Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:16:00 -0700: > I also have a bunch of older computer stuff to get rid of... I wonder if anyone here doesn't. I just added a friend's old Iwill M/B to mine (KK266 plus, Via chipset). Stuff happens, I guess. --Jason

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Linux Rocks!
IDE, it does work under linux... I dont know what/if it has a cache, or brand... Jamie On Tuesday 28 June 2005 01:14 pm, larry price wrote: > On 6/28/05, Linux Rocks! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > make me an offer on a PCI raid controller card (was $25, only used once > > for testing...) > > is

Re: [Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread larry price
On 6/28/05, Linux Rocks! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > make me an offer on a PCI raid controller card (was $25, only used once for > testing...) is that a SCSI or ide raid controller? Brand? cache size? -- http://Zoneverte.org -- information explained Do you know what your IT infrastructure does

[Eug-lug] computers forsale....

2005-06-28 Thread Linux Rocks!
I posted some computers im selling... im moving by the end of the week, and want to get rid of stuff... anyway, i have some real nice deals... $300 - 2.4ghz celeron system w/1G DDR-400 (2 x 512) 120GB disk, cdr or dvd. $150 - Blue iMac 3??Mhz, 256M ram 6G disk. I also have a few bare bones boxs