Excerpts from linuxchix: 19-Oct-99 [techtalk] Would like advic.. by
Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I'd like advice on a recommended motherboard. I'd also
> like to know if anyone else has had issues with LBA on really
> large disks. I was never able to get either BootMagic or LILO
> to work properly on my husband's HP PC, even with both boot
> partitions completely below cylinder 1024.
Nothing specific, but try to get 1 or 2 ISA slots, in case you want an
internal modem. Older kernels have issues with disks >8GB. I think
anything 2.2.x is fine.
> I'm thinking in terms of a K6-II450 or thereabouts, 128M PC100 RAM,
> and reasonably fast CD-ROM running both KDE and Gnome/Enlightenment.
> I can reuse an old monitor, floppy drive, and keyboard.
>
> Also, what prices can I expected for inexpensive Ethernet
> cards? I'd like to eventually network this machine with my husband's,
> and configure the 486 I'm replacing to server as an
> Internet firewall/server.
The lowest price I see listed on pricewatch.com is $6. I don't think
you want that one, however...
> Is it realistic to expect to build a nice system for $1200 or so?
> I'm not thrilled at what has happened to memory prices recently, but what
> can you do...
Yes. A few months ago, I got a Dell P3/500 with 128M of RAM, cdrom, 13G
hd, and an excessively nice monitor and video card for $2100.
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