Hello, I'm new on this mailing list and think I should introduce myself first:
My name's Axel, I live in SW Germany and work as a distributor and photographer. Last winter I finally switched from Win XPuke to Debian GNU/Linux. My learning curve is pretty steep, but I'm comfortable now with a life without M$-products. Why am I here? I was looking for a replacement for my old Athlon. I need something faster to work on my digital photographs and film scans (that grow larger and larger). So I recently fell in love with an HP Visualize c3600. :) My knowledge about professional workstations is very limited, so I'm asking you for some support. I don't want to buy a machine I can't work with the way I need it. What I need: - Debian (cause I'm used to it) - X-window-system (with KDE, if possible) - GIMP with dcraw or ufraw - ImageMagick - Vuescan or SANE (with SCSI scanner Agfa Duoscan) First of all: Is a c3600 still competitive compared to an Athlon64 "3x00+" or an (used) Intel Dual Xeon 2200 workstation? I'd expect that it's still faster.... ;) Please share your experiences with RISC machines under Linux with me. I've been reading that installing Sarge is no problem, but X wouldn't run. Is this still true? Is it possible to exchange the built in graphics adaptor (usually HP fxe) with a mainstream model (e. g. Matrox Parhelia) that's supported by all kernels? I don't need any 3D performance, all I do is 2D image manipulation. I'm perfectly happy with SCSI disks and a U160 controller. How are the PCI slots organized? What cards do I need if I want a gigabit NIC or a second SCSI controller? Can I use normal PCI-X devices? If there's an owner of such a machine living anywhere near Heidelberg I'd be happy to get the chance to take a look at (and inside) a Visualize ws. That would make my decision easier. Thanks in advance, Axel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
