Howdy, very sound advice, I'm running on an AcerAcros and you can't get much more generic than that. with a 14" monitor and all standard IDE stuff. Nary a problem installing Linux on this or my 'OLD' IBM laptop. Even the SB PNP16 sound card works flawlessly ($99). Unless you absolutely need an Apple stay away from all that high priced proprietary stuff.
Well, that's my $0.02 worth On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Nathan L. Cutler wrote: > >>>>> "Jim" == Jim Blaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Jim> Can anyone give me non-emotional advice on whether Linux > Jim> would install "much easier" on an apple system than on an > Jim> intel box? > > Jim> If my goal is to buy a used computer that has the best shot > Jim> of getting Linux up in a hurry, what should i get? I realize > Jim> this could be a loaded question, but I really need to know. > > Since you asked for advice, here's mine: Buy an intel box consisting > exclusively of inexpensive components. You're almost certain not to > have any trouble. For example: standard no-name PCI motherboard with > 256K synchronous cache, Intel or AMD Pentium-type chip (midrange Hz is > the best bang for the buck), on-board dual port IDE controller, > standard IDE hard drive or two (in the 1-2 Gb range, again, best bang > for the buck), no-name S3 Trio 64 type video card with one or two Mb > of memory, any fairly good 15" digital monitor. It's best, if you can > hack it psychologically, to buy individual components and put your box > together yourself. If your number one priority is to get a box up and > running as soon as possible, this is the way to go. Don't mess with > SCSI or any brand-name products whatsoever. If you need a CD-ROM, > insist on an IDE/ATAPI-type, not one that connects to a special card, > Soundblaster, SCSI bus, etc. You'll only get into trouble. You'll > most likely get it to work eventually, but is it worth the hassle? > > HTH and Good Luck. > > -- > Nathan L. Cutler > Linux Enthusiast > http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~nlc > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------ Character is what you are in the dark - John Warfin ------------------------------------------------------ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
