On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> Well, that's another problem. I have no idea what type of RAM it
> uses. He's been thinking about upgrading the RAM for almost a year now,
> but we have no idea about RAM type. I would **guess** EDO 72pin SIMMs,
> but if I buy it and it doesn't work, I'm down $75 (for only 32MB more).
>
Hmm...what kind of machine does your friend have? If it's a
pentium or 486, chances are you're right -- it is 72-pin
simms. Your best bet is to open the case, grab one of the
existing simms / dimms and take it with you to the store.
>
> Anyway, John specifically:
>
> What GUI (if any) do you use?
>
KDE
>
> What daemons should I (he) disable?
>
Hard question. If it's for a desktop system, I'd disable
everything in /etc/inetd.conf, as well as just about
everything else. If it's an internet machine, you
DEFINITELY want to shut off everything in /etc/inetd.conf
for security reasons alone.
>
> Any other ideas for making his system more usable?
>
Hmm... not really. You don't give us a lot to go on. I
mean, are we talking a 486, a P100, what? I'm guessing a
high-end Pentium or better since you said something about a
multi-gig hard drive and those wouldn't work in a 486.
If you don't already have a good video card, get a really
good video card with lots of RAM on it too (Riva TNT based
card or Voodoo 3 of some sort are good cards, both
available in PCI or AGP!)
John
