Re: Looking for local mobo suppliers

2008-11-15 Thread Scott C. Mellott
I'd suggest Showtime Computers . . . . and yes, they are open on Sundays from 11a to 3p . . . according to their web site. http://www.showtimepc.com/showtimepc/ Scott -- _ Scott Mellott [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scott.mellott.com _ Chris wrote

Re: Tuning NFS (and Gbit Enet ?)

2006-08-25 Thread Scott C. Mellott
What specific issues do you have with the Dell/SMC switches? We've sold hundreds of them with a very low RMA rate. Paul Lussier wrote: "Michael ODonnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: We're upgrading an installation by bringing an existing config forward from some older, slower Dell boxes t

Re: Just when you think you've seen it all...

2006-06-26 Thread Scott C. Mellott
Not surprising about the Maxtor drive failing in the Dell system. We have about 1000 Dell systems deployed at various client sites around North America. After having to replace nearly 20% of the systems' drives within 6 months of deployment and threatening to move to HP, Dell finally fessed u

Re: where to buy a new system.

2005-11-28 Thread Scott C. Mellott
We buy a lot of Dell systems pre-configured with RH Enterprise 4.0. Most are in the workstation class (Precision 670 & 380) but Dell and HP both offer systems fully functional under Linux. Scott Bill McGonigle wrote: On Nov 28, 2005, at 22:11, Ben Scott wrote: Well, if it's for "real work

Re: question connecting fedora to comcast

2005-08-24 Thread Scott C. Mellott
You did not mention either the computer (brand/model) or what ethernet adapter you're attempting to use under Linux. That information is critical to help you. Do the following to determine what your system is seeing for an ethernet adpater: What is the output for the following? 1. /sbin/ifconfi

Re: Spring cleaning

2005-06-06 Thread Scott C. Mellott
The printer and SPARC are now gone. Scott C. Mellott wrote: Folks, I have some freebies to the first person to come by my house and pick them up: - SGI Indy R4600 CPU, 256Mb RAM, 2Gb SCSI, external CD-ROM, Indycam web cam, 20in Sony display - Sun SPARCstation 2 - don't remembe

Spring cleaning

2005-06-04 Thread Scott C. Mellott
Folks, I have some freebies to the first person to come by my house and pick them up: - SGI Indy R4600 CPU, 256Mb RAM, 2Gb SCSI, external CD-ROM, Indycam web cam, 20in Sony display - Sun SPARCstation 2 - don't remember the specifics about this guy - Epson FX-85 - oldy but a goody. I even

Re: Floppy

2004-03-14 Thread Scott C. Mellott
What about Knoppix on his 'real system' instead of the old system (this assumes he has another system)? Scott Jerry Feldman wrote: On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:37:45 -0500 "D. Mo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey there. I'm sure someone out there can help with this. Got a friend who is interested in

Re: List Archive (Was: Re: p2p, anonymity and security)

2004-03-12 Thread Scott C. Mellott
I 2nd the notion! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bruce Dawson said recently: Can we take this thread off-line? No one else appears to be contributing. Amen Brother! Anybody got a good Linux question? paulc From: Bruce Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2004/03/12 Fri PM 03:10:53 EST To: GNHLUG Disc

Re: Transferring VHS to DVD

2003-12-12 Thread Scott C. Mellott
If you want to create the DVD on your computer, you only need a simple capture board (Hauppagge sp? - WinTV is good under Linux is less than $50) and some disk space. Once you have the video digitized on your computer you have a couple choices for creating a digital media. The obvious one is a

Re: Comcast to raise prices again?

2003-11-24 Thread Scott C. Mellott
Mark Komarinski wrote: On Sat, Nov 22, 2003 at 09:07:03PM -0500, Scott Garman wrote: Check out the following Union Leader story. Note that they require you to accept cookies and request your age and zip code before viewing their articles (but you don't need to create an "account" per se): http: