[expert] setting up new linux workstations

2001-09-30 Thread Steve
If you were asked by someone to build two linux workstations where one had to be pentium 4 based and the other athlon based, what two motherboards would you use? For the pentium 4, I was considering the Abit TH7II-Raid (i850 chipset). I am not for certain if there are any known issues with ma

Re: [expert] setting up new linux workstations

2001-09-30 Thread Theo Brinkman
Maybe try the new Tyan Tiger MP? Resonably priced K7 dual processor board. Steve wrote: > If you were asked by someone to build two linux workstations where one > had to be pentium 4 based and the other athlon based, what two > motherboards would you use? > > For the pentium 4, I was consid

Re: [expert] setting up new linux workstations

2001-09-30 Thread Asheesh Laroia
I'm currently using the EPOX 8KTA3 motherboard along with a 256MB PC133 stick of SDRAM and a 1Ghz Athlon with a "266 MHz" bus. The board has six (!) PCI slots, an AGP slot, onboard ATA/100, an ISA slot (remember those?), four USB connectors, onboard AC97 sound (that I don't use; my SoundBlaster P

Re: [expert] setting up new linux workstations

2001-09-30 Thread civileme
On Monday 01 October 2001 02:46, Theo Brinkman wrote: > Maybe try the new Tyan Tiger MP? Resonably priced K7 dual processor > board. > > Steve wrote: > > If you were asked by someone to build two linux workstations where one > > had to be pentium 4 based and the other athlon based, what two > >

Re: [expert] setting up new linux workstations

2001-10-01 Thread Ken Thompson
On Sunday 30 September 2001 08:16 pm, you wrote: > I'm currently using the EPOX 8KTA3 motherboard along with a 256MB PC133 > stick of SDRAM and a 1Ghz Athlon with a "266 MHz" bus. > > The board has six (!) PCI slots, an AGP slot, onboard ATA/100, an ISA > slot (remember those?), four USB connector