2007/11/23, Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > TheOldFellow wrote these words on 11/23/07 01:18 CST: > > > I agree there's a lot in BLFS that might usefully be removed, GROAN, > > for instance :) Only used by people with CPU power to waste. > > Which would be just about everyone who's acquired a PC in the last, > say, 4-5 years or so. :-) > > Today in a Fry's advertisement: > > Athlon X2 dual-core motherboard - $58.00 > 1GB DDR2 - $5.00
Dirt cheap :) > Less money than the cost of a tank of gas for a motherboard and ram. > > Also noted in the same advertisement: > > Complete dual-core PC with 17" LCD screen > and multifunction printer - $199.00 > > Not having "CPU power to waste" is a personal decision nowadays. :-) Yes - but only in USA. Here is my bill, from July 17, 2007: Case: ATX ASUS 6AR6F 360W Black-Silver Silent Pro = 3220 RUR Motherboard: Intel BLKDG965SSCK S-775 = 2690 RUR CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 OEM = 5370 RUR - and that's barely sufficient for realtime encoding of PAL videos to H.264. Cooler: Scythe SCNJ-1100P Ninja Plus Rev = 1420 RUR RAM: DIMM PC-5300 DDR II 2x1 GB Kingston = 2580 RUR Hard disk: 250.0 GB Seagate Barracuda (ST3250820AS) = 1950 RUR DVD+RW: Lite-ON SH-16A7S SATA OEM = 990 RUR Keyboard: Mitsumi Keyboard Classic KSX-3, PS/2 = 250 RUR Mouse: Logitech Wheel Mouse Optical Combo M-B58 NEW = 260 RUR Subtotal = 18730 RUR Bought separately in a different shop: DVI adapter: HP SH DVI ADD2 daugher board = 1070 RUR TV tuner: Pinnacle PCTV Hybrid Pro PCI (310i) = 2100 RUR Subtotal = 3170 RUR Total = 21900 RUR = 876 USD (assuming 1 USD = 25 RUR). Reused from the old PC: Monitor: Samsung 770P, 17" = 10174 RUR now Printer: Epson Stylus C84 = not sold anymore, let's assume 1500 RUR looking at similar models Scanner: Mustek Plug-n-Scan 1200 UB Plus = 1200 RUR now That's additionally 12874 RUR = 514 USD. So the statement "Not having CPU power to waste is a personal decision nowadays" is simply not true here. -- Alexander E. Patrakov -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
