On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:00:09 +0100, Michael Fothergill wrote: > But there is an old opteron 940 pin board that is going out of fashion > and a new AM2 940 pin board coming in.... > > Can both of these let you add a wad of RAM to them?
Yes. I'd go for the AM2 though. > How hard is it to install Etch AMD64 on a box relative to an i386 box? Exactly the same, you'll not notice any difference. Being AMD64 i386 compatible, you'll be able to install a chroot to run x86 only applications, proprietary stuff mainly. > Has OpenOffice been ported to AMD64 yet? Yes, and it works decently well. > I want to buy myself a box that will last a long time. Then I guess you're on the right path, but it's hard to tell surely :) -- Best Regards, Jack Linux User #264449 Powered by Debian GNU/Linux on AMD64 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
