ch was
also CPU limited on the network...
> -Original Message-
> From: David Gee [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:38 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [OT] cheap Linux box
>
>
> > Back in my day.. barebones meant bare
> Back in my day.. barebones meant bare minimum for everything. 4-8GB disk,
> 32MB RAM, whatever CD reader you can find, etc. Of course, back in my day,
> we were using Commodores and Apples :)
you had a commodore with an 8 gig hd? 3r33t.
david
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> 20 gig maxtor at staples ~ 100$
20GB is too much for a workstation.. especially barebones. A server,
perhaps.. but not for a barebones system.
> 128 mb. pc 100 sdram ~ 45$ at computergate.com
You can do with 64MB for a barebones system.
> atx case/ps (midtower) 33$ at^^
ok
> cd rw
At 05:24 PM 2/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I dn't think you're going to get a whole lot cheaper, unless you build it
>from components you already have around.
>
>Hard drives go for about $150, Cases for about 65, motherboards are
>$75-100, RAM is $30 or so for 64MB, processors are not cheap, either.
>
ooh, good price. Those with two nics go for about $45 around here ($55
with 32MB ram)
On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Bryan Fields wrote:
> Shopping hamfests is definitly a good idea - The last one I was at had a
> guy selling HP Vectra 5/75 systems for $15
Mike Burger wrote:
>
> I dn't think you're going to get a whole lot cheaper, unless you build it
> from components you already have around.
>
> Hard drives go for about $150, Cases for about 65, motherboards are
> $75-100, RAM is $30 or so for 64MB, processors are not cheap, either.
>
> Those b
The big question is: what will you be using it for? That'll give you an
idea of how much it might cost.
On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Mike Burger wrote:
> I dn't think you're going to get a whole lot cheaper, unless you build it
> from components you already have around.
>
> Hard drives go for about $150
I dn't think you're going to get a whole lot cheaper, unless you build it
from components you already have around.
Hard drives go for about $150, Cases for about 65, motherboards are
$75-100, RAM is $30 or so for 64MB, processors are not cheap, either.
Those barebones systems are coming that che
On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, you wrote:
> Just wondering - how cheaply can one build a brand-new PC? Barebones systems
> are approx. $300 but I'm sure it can be done for less...
>
CompGeeks has a P90 (I think) for like $69. Including like an 8GB hard drive,
video card, etc. No mouse, kbd, CDROM or O/S.
On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Bryan Fields wrote:
> I have seen Pentium 133 box's going for 50 to $70 at hamfests in the
> Chicago-NW Indiana area. I have run linux on these with no problems i can
> think of.
>
Shopping hamfests is definitly a good idea - The last one I was at had a
guy selling HP Vectra
d be
> able to find it.
>
>
> Warren Melnick
> Director of Research and Development
> Astata Corporation
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 3:15 PM
> To: [EMAIL PR
If you can find the November 2000 issue of Linux Journal, there's an
article on setting up an inexpensive Linux machine. Good luck,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Just wondering - how cheaply can one build a brand-new PC? Barebones systems
> are approx. $300 but I'm sure it can be done for les
ld be
able to find it.
Warren Melnick
Director of Research and Development
Astata Corporation
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Just wondering - how cheaply can one build a brand-new PC? Barebones systems
are approx. $300 but I'm sure it can be done for less...
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