[oclug] Looking for recommendation for Linux box

[Roger Messier]

Nick,
The RedHat hardware compatibility list is always a good spot to check if a
specific device will work or not.  You can find it at
http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/intel/61/rh6.1-hcl-i.ld.html

As for local suppliers, there are plenty.  Your best bet is to pick up one of
the local computer magazines(The Computer Paper, Ottawa Computes!, Monitor) and
to check out the ads.

Good luck.

On Sat, 10 Mar 2001, Barrowman, Nick wrote:
>About 6 months ago I installed RedHat 6.1 on a PC.
>Configuration was a bit of a pain, especially to get the 
>Ethernet card going, which required downloading a program
>from the manufacturer's website, changing interrupts, etc.
>Not my cup of tea.  (I've heard from other people about
>difficulties with getting drivers for graphics cards, etc.)
>
>But Linux is wonderful.
>
>Now I'd like to buy a new system, and I wonder if anyone has
>any recommendations for what system to purchase (from
>whom, perhaps a local supplier?).  This could save me a lot 
>of time and hassle.
>
>I'm not looking for anything too fancy, maybe 512MB RAM,
>20 GB disk, Ethernet card, 17 or 19 inch monitor,
>three-button mouse, etc.
>
>Many thanks for any assistance you can give.
>I can summarize to the list if you'd like.
>
>Nick Barrowman 
>Thomas C. Chalmers Centre for Systematic Reviews
>Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
>nbarrowman at cheo.on.ca 
>
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