Jesse Goerz wrote:
> On Saturday 07 July 2001 03:09, Brett Castleberry wrote:
>
>>Hello all:
>> I have been using a dual-boot Win98/Red Hat machine for a couple of
>>years, and I want to install Progeny-Debian on a new computer by itself.
>> Can anyone recommend an off-the-shelf system, (dell, compaq, hp,
>>etc.), that Progeny works well with? I need a stand-alone machine with
>>dial-up internet access. Failing that, is there is Progeny-specific
>>hardware compatability guide?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Brett Castleberry
>>
>
> I'm using an old Dell P120c (yes, that's Pentium 120), I have 128 meg of RAM.
> And it actually runs pretty well. It installed without a hitch and
> recognized my cd-rw right off the bat (so I could immediately start burning
> cd's). I did have a little trouble with a really old vibra 16 sound card
> from creative. If you just stick to "generic" hardware I don't think you'll
> have much of a problem. Just don't get a "winmodem" and be wary of pci
> modems. Many times they are winmodems, the salespeople just don't know the
> difference, and the boxes are labeled very well.
>
>
>
Jesse, Thanks for your reply. I was thinking Dell, actually. They
have a huge number of used systems for sale, including some very decent
ones in the $400 range. Interesting that you should mention your sound
card. The sb.o module that my SB16 isa card needs absolutely will not
load in Red Hat 7.1 with the 2.4 kernel. I just gave up and bought the
fantastic OpenSound driver. I've got a Jaton Communicator isa modem in
this box. If I go with a used system, I may need to drop one in. I'm
excited about Progeny and I'm looking forward to having a stable,
dedicated linux box with lots of room, (been splitting a 3.1 gb drive).
Thanks for taking the time to reply. Another respondent suggested
that I build my own, which would be a big step for me. Old dogs can
learn new tricks, but they have to want to. 8^)
Sincerely,
Brett Castleberry
