Let's see. The speakers and the usb hub and the power cord and the network cable were spared, but the HD and the power supply weren't. I'm not sure about the rest.
I need at least 256mb of RAM. If I don't get an HD right of the bat, more would be better because I'd be running a live distro and they love RAM. I'm currently using a loaner with 128mbs and it's really not enough for Knoppix. My last comp had 384mbs of pc-133 ram. Speed, it can be as low as 650mhz. My last comp was only an Athlon 750mhz, so I'm not too picky on this. HD, I'll take what I can get, but the more the better, because I miss my music collection and I like to have quite a bit of music. It's gonna need video card, network card, sound card, all that jazz. Once again, not too picky. Some kind of cd drive. my last comp had a burner and a DVD drive. I didn't use the dvd drive all that much recently (I used to use it all the time to watch dvds, though... and I might start again when the roomies move and take their TV and dvd drive with them), but I did burn CDs alot. mine only burned at 12x (it was a 16x, but my system couldn't burn that fast)... something faster would be wonderful. My last computer was 5 years old as of June, and I had friends give me some of their old stuff that was newer than mine over a year ago, so there's a good chance that whatever you're giving rid of will be just fine. If you give me alot and you'd like some cash for it, I can spare a little, but not too much. I'm thinking $50 total for entire system. I know, it's not much, but I"m worried about paying my bills as is. So... yeah... there's my specs. Any help anyone? I'm currently out of the DC area until Monday, and I don't have a car in the DC area, so there's that little barrier. My friend Brad has one though and sometimes can be cajoled into giving me a lift for things. Thanks!, -Mary Kay. -------Original Message------- > From: Angelo Bertolli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [UM-LINUX] Free Junk > Sent: 25 Jul '05 14:47 > > Mary Kay A. Dranzo wrote: > > >My computer just got fried while I was on vacation in France. I don't have > enough money for a new one, so I'm going to try gleaning parts > >from friends to build something. > > > >In the various random junk, anything on the x86 platform that would be good > for building a new box? I'm gonna put Linux on it. Not sure > >which distro yet. If I can't get an HD, then I'm gonna run Knoppix (or try > BeatrIX) > > > >(oh, and if anyone else on the list can help me out with anything, let me > know.) > > > > > I'll see what I can come up with for parts, and maybe even a PC. What > is the minimum requirements you need? Also what parts are salvagable > from the old system? I might have an extra hard drive. > > Angelo > -------Original Message-------
