[oclug] Linux and AMD?

G. R. Gaudreau revgr at sympatico.ca
Thu Aug 30 19:35:37 EDT 2001


Raymond Wood wrote:
> > <snipped>
> > GR:
> > Thanks, Pat. I guess that would mean that for a guy like me, the Duron
> > would be a good buy then? I don't game and I'm not into heavy graphics
> > or big spreadsheets and such. I just surf, do e-mail, downloads, HTML
> > authoring, word processing... yada yada yada... and spend a lot of
> > time tweaking the system and rooting around. Sometimes I break stuff,
> > but what the hell, I learn things about Linux and it's fun.

> RAY:
> Durons have (or had) a reputation for being the 'biggest bang for your
> bargain buck' option at one point in recent history.

GR:	Sounds like the Duron is just the ticket for a cheap bastard like
me. ;-)

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Cheers,
G. R. Gaudreau
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