[OT] Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Sandip Bhattacharya
Approximations based on prices known to me about 4-5 months back. Given the volatility of the market, my guess could be wildly off track. On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 07:59:41PM +0530, Raju Mathur spoke out thus: > 1. Intel P-4 1.7GHz CPU with 400MHz FSB/ Intel Original 850 > Motherboard/ Rs. 20,00

Re: [OT] Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Kapil Sethi
Hi Raju, You can happily reduce the estimated price of your computer by 3000 bucks. Both the Samsung and Seagate 40 GB HDDs are in the range 4100 - 4300 at Nehru place. Samsung Keyboard + Scroll mouse will cost you around 600 -700 only. Kapil Sethi System Administrator BharatConnect Ltd. Ph: 01

[OT] Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Raju Mathur
> "Jasmeet" == Jasmeet S Virdi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jasmeet> OK this cud be offtopic . just cristy sake .. how is an Jasmeet> external modem better than an internal one !!! Many reasons, apart from the fact that most internal modems available today are winmodems and probably

Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
My comments on the sys config: > 1. Intel P-4 1.7GHz CPU with 400MHz FSB/ Intel Original 850 > Motherboard/ 256MB RDRAM Memory/ P-4 Cabinet with SMPS/ Unless you are doing video editing/compression or some other app that can eat up lots of cpu, any modern cpu > 1ghz shud be good enough. With any m

Re: [ilugd]: Internal modems on linux was Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
> Is an internal modem supported by Linux check out www.linmodems.org. Many are actually supported under linux nowadays! Of course this is for the PCI winmodems. If you have any no winmodem internal modem (like the older isa card variety) then they will almost certainly work with linux. Bye, /

Re: [OT] Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
> Jasmeet> OK this cud be offtopic . just cristy sake .. how is an > Jasmeet> external modem better than an internal one !!! > > Many reasons, apart from the fact that most internal modems available > today are winmodems and probably won't work with Linux. In fact some of the winmodems d

[ilugd]: Redhat 7.2 CD rom not working

2002-05-29 Thread Deepak Bajaj
Hey there I have tried this solution but it doesnt work.I am stuck up with this problem and i have a deadline . Somebody Please advice. Regards Deepak --- Lokesh Bhog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I have found the solution for CD ROM not working > after > installing RedHat Linux

Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Narsingh Sahu
--- Ambar Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My comments on the sys config: > > 1. Intel P-4 1.7GHz CPU with 400MHz FSB/ Intel > Original 850 > > Motherboard/ 256MB RDRAM Memory/ P-4 Cabinet with > SMPS/ > Unless you are doing video editing/compression or > some other app that can > eat up lots of

RE: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread D.Venkatasubramanian, Noida
Hi, 1) Well, it does seem to be a good decision to go in for RDRAM with P-IV. Generally, users have gone in for SDRAM with P-IV, ending up with wasting their money. P-IV gives the speed advantage only with RDRAM. But it would be worthwhile to consider, P-IV with RDRAM should be roughly three tim

Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
> While agree with most of what Ambar has written, I'd > differ slightly here. While a CPU with one GHz will > satisfy most users' needs, a major consideration > remains upgradability and serviceability. A P-4 with > 1.6/1.7 GHz is now-a-days being vended as minimum > specs and at affordable price

Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
> 1) Well, it does seem to be a good decision to go in for RDRAM with P-IV. > Generally, users have gone in for SDRAM with P-IV, ending up with wasting > their money. P-IV gives the speed advantage only with RDRAM. But it would be > worthwhile to consider, P-IV with RDRAM should be roughly three t

Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Shiv Jha Mathur
Hi, This friend is buying the computer from Nehru Place. He is practically computer illiterate, and he needs a P4 1.7 GHz. to surf the 'Net, do some word processing, etc. Don't ask. The CD-RW drive apparently writes CD-R's at 20X -- I think there's something wrong with the specs, because mos

[ilugd]: mpg123 vs. XMMS

2002-05-29 Thread Prateek Khanna
okay here it goes. my XMMS works perfectly fine. But when i use Mpg123, both the quality and the tempo come down. I havent been able to figure out why. regards Prateek PS. Raj, still waiting for that POP your promised To subscribe, se

[ilugd]: Blue Linux (for schools)

2002-05-29 Thread Raju Mathur
Hi, Got a link from Linux-India-Help to Blue Linux, a small Linux distribution meant for educational institutions. Would someone like to download a copy and try it out? My initial reaction is positive, but we need to do some research first. Blue Linux: http://www.bluelinux.org/ Blue Linux Ins

[ilugd]: [Commercial] [JOBs] Embedded Linux Jobs available in India, Chennai.

2002-05-29 Thread Rajesh P Rao
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Re: [ilugd]: Blue Linux (for schools)

2002-05-29 Thread Sudhir Gandotra
Hello, I am trying to d/load it. If it works out, I will have it ready for the sunday's meeting, and even a demo can be done there on one machine. Raju Mathur wrote: > > Hi, > > Got a link from Linux-India-Help to Blue Linux, a small Linux > distribution meant for educational institutions. Wo