From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: hardware advice for a PC moron
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 05:34:16 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040116103416.GA16542@panix.com> (raw)
i've never owned a PC or a windoze system (except virtual PC),
so i am a particular moron when it comes to intel hardware.
i'd appreciate advice as to how to best buy/build an intel/amd system and
build a linux workstation on top of. while i am a wintel moron, i have
been using linux for a couple of years, UNIX for 20 years, and i was
been a systems engineer for motorola in the distant past so i've been
inside hardware before.
my linux hardware requirements:
1280x1024x24 or better display
USB
Firewire
SCSI (for scanner)
CDR/CDRW
DVDR/DVDRW
analogue audio input
? composite video input (maybe... i just got a tivo and am amazed at
what it can do...)
i'd use it for software development, mozilla, some openoffice,
vuescanning in photos, gimping/cinepainting photos,
watching dvd's, burning mp3 cds, ssh'ing into work and my
panix account.
i'd probably be happy with a median-level CPU (amd or intel).
i'd hate to buy a system with windoze installed.
i'll take linux compatibility and support over exotic hardware.
if anyone could point me to a good source or strategy as to building
such a machine, i'd be most grateful.
thanks!
-rei
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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey
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next reply other threads:[~2004-01-16 10:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-16 10:34 Rei Shinozuka [this message]
2004-01-16 17:28 ` hardware advice for a PC moron Ray Olszewski
2004-01-17 3:35 ` Jeff Woods
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