-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, Stephen Pitts wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 24, 1999 at 12:43:18PM -0500, Don Custer wrote: > > > > 1. I am going to buy a new computer (to replace my 1991 dinosaur). > > I want it to be powered by Debian Linux. Are there any particular > > brands that are more friendly toward Linux? If it would make this an > > easier question to answer... are there any particular brands to stay > > away from? I don't want to end up with a pile of incompatible junk. > Stuff to consider: > * most PCI modems are winmodems, and some ISA ones are, too. Read http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html > * Make sure your printer either speaks Postscript or PCL! Others might > be 'winprinters' Some Epson Stylus color printers are well supported by ghostscript. Check ghostscript webpages for specific lists of printers supported. If a printer is well supported in ghostscript, it's almost as good as a printer with native Postscript support. I've had hardly any troubles with my Epson Stylus Color 600. > If you want to support Linux-based businesses, order a system from > VA Research (http://www.varesearch.com). (and, you won't have to worry about incompatible hardware ;) - -- finger for PGP public key. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBN8YZG77M/9WKZLW5AQEdLAP/dIjlRNZOKjLh+OE6lFzHNhGZQuj8lIOq V2etBrWIBRSQDNJcC241G4VkgreIMpcnW5XUQ0sAaD8FST5oX8Ow3NoGOF+CSauP K/1Gitt7vjVFKKu3qRF3Dc91O+UAQUhQHRLqm5At38SIoCDF+1Mum6NiH9cIlb0d IQHzVw//CM0= =BjaP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
