[oclug]Hardware Detection

[thomas gohard]

At 04:36 PM 1/28/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>If they won't let me, than I don't see why I can't take my business
>somewhere else :-)

Good point.

>I suspect these being 'refurbs' they will have no idea what is on the
>machines, and no real inclination to anything more than guess.

What I found when I purchased a few refurbs for the company I work
for is that with the model number of the machines (which are usually
old Compaq, Dell or IBM machines) can get you a fairly accurate list
of parts on the internet, whether it's on the manufacturer's site or just
from some reseller or owner's page. Altough I may have just been lucky...

>Thanks - Knoppix sounds like good insurance to take along.

I've found so many uses for Knoppix that I no longer travel without it.

Thomas