From: mr2@netcom.com (Jongyoon Lee) Subject: Re: Worst possible 386 setup Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1993 02:05:47 GMT
Jared Dahl (jdahl@rchland.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
: I intend to put Linux on the next PC system that I
: purchase. Funds are a bit low right now (just bought
: a house) so I probably will start with a 386. I have
: read the FAQ, but want more opinions. I wanna run
: X11, and I will be modifying source.
: What would be the worst possible setup that I could get
: away with on a 386 system and still run Linux, with regards
: to:
: HD Type: IDE (what else??)
: HD space: 120M - $150
: Memory: 4M - $100
: Video: ET4000 - $80
: Floppies: Both - $100
: Math Coprocessor: unnecessary (luxury)
: Ports: multi IO - $15 including IDE controller
: Mouse: cheap 3 button - $15
I guess for about $500-600 you can get yourself a unix machine! :)
: Also, what would you recommend?
: HD Type: IDE (SCSI unnecessary)
: HD space: 340M - $350
: Memory: 16M - $450
: Video: S3-928 - $300-400
: Floppies: You always need two for flexibility
: Math Coprocessor: not needed. get a 486 instead.
: Ports: multi IO
: Mouse: Logitech mouseman - $60
: What kind of things should I look out for? (incompatible
: cards that are common, types of hardware that have no
: drivers)
Don't ever get Diamond videocard. XFree86 actively discourage people
from buying their products. By the way, I use Diamond Speedstar (ET4000)
without too much trouble.
: Would it be possible to set this machine up as an Internet
: node? (I have a friend who is running his NeXT as one)
Yup. You can setup SLIP. If SLIP isn't supported, there is an alternative.
There is a program called term, which is SLIP emulator. It does almost
everything you do with SLIP. You can telnet out of linux box, others can
telnet in, can do anonymous ftp to your favorite site from linux directly.
: Please post answers.
: Jared Dahl
: Opinions are mine, not my employers
: Don't send mail - I won't get it.
Hope this hleped.
Jongyoon
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