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January 31st 04, 12:30 AM
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hardware advice please (Lindows)
hello,
i'm looking into buying a lindows box. 1) i could use some help selecting the right hardware i want at least a 100gb hd 512mb ram (1gb is better) [upgradeable] 2.5gb cpu (or better) good motherboard, video, sound, nic, modem etc. all working well together and with lindows i'm not looking for anything fancy (around $2000), as long as the system will work right and last a few years. any solid advice is highly appreciated 2) does anybody here have any experience with this os? does apache work with lindows? thank you. have a great day. 
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January 31st 04, 02:55 AM
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digitalNeurosis28 wrote:
hello, i'm looking into buying a lindows box. 1) i could use some help selecting the right hardware i want at least a 100gb hd 512mb ram (1gb is better) [upgradeable] 2.5gb cpu (or better) good motherboard, video, sound, nic, modem etc. all working well together and with lindows i'm not looking for anything fancy (around $2000), as long as the system will work right and last a few years. any solid advice is highly appreciated 2) does anybody here have any experience with this os? does apache work with lindows? Skip lindows and try Mandrake 9.1. -- Stacey
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January 31st 04, 03:55 AM
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Stacey wrote:
digitalNeurosis28 wrote: hello, i'm looking into buying a lindows box. 1) i could use some help selecting the right hardware i want at least a 100gb hd 512mb ram (1gb is better) [upgradeable] 2.5gb cpu (or better) good motherboard, video, sound, nic, modem etc. all working well together and with lindows i'm not looking for anything fancy (around $2000), as long as the system will work right and last a few years. any solid advice is highly appreciated 2) does anybody here have any experience with this os? does apache work with lindows? Skip lindows and try Mandrake 9.1. you're not the first one to tell me that, any particular reason why i should go with mandrake or another linux such as redhat, debain, slackware or suse? from what i saw lindows seems ok
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January 31st 04, 07:36 AM
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Before you buy any hardware check for related drivers. I didn't have driver
for printer! Boba, Vancouver bc "digitalNeurosis28" wrote in message news  Stacey wrote: digitalNeurosis28 wrote: hello, i'm looking into buying a lindows box. 1) i could use some help selecting the right hardware i want at least a 100gb hd 512mb ram (1gb is better) [upgradeable] 2.5gb cpu (or better) good motherboard, video, sound, nic, modem etc. all working well together and with lindows i'm not looking for anything fancy (around $2000), as long as the system will work right and last a few years. any solid advice is highly appreciated 2) does anybody here have any experience with this os? does apache work with lindows? Skip lindows and try Mandrake 9.1. you're not the first one to tell me that, any particular reason why i should go with mandrake or another linux such as redhat, debain, slackware or suse? from what i saw lindows seems ok
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