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| Thread ID: 63436 | 2005-11-09 20:18:00 | Assembling a PC | jcr1 (893) | Press F1 |
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| 402965 | 2005-11-10 08:00:00 | You remember the feeling of anticipation you get when installing Gentoo? You get the same feeling when building a computer for the first time |
Myth (110) | ||
| 402966 | 2005-11-10 08:14:00 | The feeling I would be getting is "why did I waste all this brand new hardware on linux?" Muhahahahaha. I know where there is a near brand new P4 system going cheap with no OS....... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 402967 | 2005-11-10 09:59:00 | Thanks everyone. A bit more research is needed on my part. Although I'm pretty sure I'll settle on AMD 64, for one and get lots of ram. Asus or Gigabyte for the MB. I won't worry about a modem as I'd just go straight to my broadband router. I think I'm going to Auckland next week (Wife, her sister & my daughter want to go to Ellerslie Flower Show); can anyone recommend a good one stop computer parts shop I could browse. Hey, any Auckland PF1'rs want to go shopping :D |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 402968 | 2005-11-10 16:51:00 | Just one question. Why go to the trouble of building a good computer just to run Linux on? If you want to play with Linux there's plenty of cheap comps. You could look for a reject one from a primary school. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 402969 | 2005-11-10 17:42:00 | If you want to play with Linux there's plenty of cheap comps. Ah, but jcr1 is not playing with Linux - he uses it. Why not have a nice computer to run your preferred OS on. :) | Jen (38) | ||
| 402970 | 2005-11-10 17:45:00 | I think I'm going to Auckland next week (Wife, her sister & my daughter want to go to Ellerslie Flower Show); can anyone recommend a good one stop computer parts shop I could browse.I would recommend you check out PB Technologies (http://www.pbtech.co.nz/), located in Penrose, as they have a very large retail store with heaps of products on display. Lots of smaller shops carry minimum stock on display, keeping most of it in the storeroom. | Jen (38) | ||
| 402971 | 2005-11-10 17:54:00 | Just one question. Why go to the trouble of building a good computer just to run Linux on? If you want to play with Linux there's plenty of cheap comps. You could look for a reject one from a primary school. Jen's right. I use Linux; not exclusively, as my scanner is not compatible (I checked online & it is not). Some software I need for the business will only work in windows. But anyway, for a long time I've had it in mind I would like to put together a PC, knowing that there are plenty of cheap boxes out there. So why not build one, out of interest and use it for Linux (it's a free OS and it would be nice to have it on a good dedicated machine for once). |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 402972 | 2005-11-10 18:25:00 | Jen's right. I use Linux; not exclusively, as my scanner is not compatible (I checked online & it is not). Some software I need for the business will only work in windows. But anyway, for a long time I've had it in mind I would like to put together a PC, knowing that there are plenty of cheap boxes out there. So why not build one, out of interest and use it for Linux (it's a free OS and it would be nice to have it on a good dedicated machine for once). You're quite right of course. My problem is that whenever someone mentions Linux I star to fume. I have bought ,and paid for, two versions of the so called FREE OS. No problem installing it, and it even works after a fashion. BUT, mouse works only sometimes, scanner never worked, printer worked with SUSE but not Mandrake, modem never worked. MS Word would not even load. Think I will stick with windows. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 402973 | 2005-11-11 08:58:00 | Well, did I get the message about this today. I had to go into town (Stratford) this afternoon and I thought while there I would call into a computer shop on the main street thats just opened - you know, look after the local business's. I mentioned to the guy what I am aiming to do and when he heard the word Linux, he just started and went on & on & on. Linux developers are just jealous of the money that Bill Gates makes. Anyway Linux just does the same things Windows does, so they must be a bunch of hypocrites. Open source is a dog of an idea. I couldn't get a word in edge wise. Then he went on about the cost of what I want to do. AMD 64, nah that's not the way to go; Sempron is more practical. And they say shop in your own town :rolleyes: Well I know someone who has lost a customer for life. I think Jen's info about PB Technology might be the place to go and its not far from my daughter's place either. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 402974 | 2005-11-11 10:13:00 | Sounds like he has no idea how to encourage people to spend money :rolleyes: I have a bunch of Linux clients, True, some are plain nuts but most are interesting and lifelong tinkerers, As much as I can't give them the solid direction they need (or not as the case may be) I always make a point of enquiring about their hardware and current distro of choice.... |
Metla (12) | ||
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