Re: [SLUG] Linux Hardware sites.

2000-11-27 Thread Anthony Rumble
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000, Peter Hardy wrote: The only problem with these "US based" hardware sites.. is that often the hardware is A) Not available in Australia or B) is available, but rebadged as something else.. oe C) really hard to find someone who sells it.. I really want to kick-start some Au

RE: [SLUG] Linux Hardware sites.

2000-11-24 Thread Peter Hardy
Title: RE: [SLUG] Linux Hardware sites. > > Peter, who longs for the day when buying a Linux peripheral > > doesn't have to involve a week of disappointing research. > > I think thats a severe exageration. Especially if youve used linux > for a while. Ther

Re: [SLUG] Linux Hardware sites.

2000-11-24 Thread Dean Hamstead
> Peter, who longs for the day when buying a Linux peripheral > doesn't have to involve a week of disappointing research. I think thats a severe exageration. Especially if youve used linux for a while. There are alot of good and bad brands. Its also generally not a good thing to invest i

Re: [SLUG] Linux Hardware sites.

2000-11-24 Thread Dean Hamstead
www.linuxhardware.net Ethernet-HOWTO (out of date?) make xconfig =) Dean > Peter Hardy wrote: > > I was speaking to somebody at the meeting last night (I'm sorry, I've > forgotten your name...), who asked me about lists of Linux-compatible > hardware. I referred them to http://linux.com/har

[SLUG] Linux Hardware sites.

2000-11-24 Thread Peter Hardy
Title: Linux Hardware sites. I was speaking to somebody at the meeting last night (I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name...), who asked me about lists of Linux-compatible hardware.  I referred them to http://linux.com/hardware, but there's lots of other good ones, depending on what you're lookin