[OT] Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Jasmeet S. Virdi
OK this cud be offtopic . just cristy sake .. how is an external modem better than an internal one !!! -js - Original Message - From: Raju Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:59 PM Subject: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine : Hi, : : A friend is

[OT] Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Sandip Bhattacharya
Approximations based on prices known to me about 4-5 months back. Given the volatility of the market, my guess could be wildly off track. On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 07:59:41PM +0530, Raju Mathur spoke out thus: 1. Intel P-4 1.7GHz CPU with 400MHz FSB/ Intel Original 850 Motherboard/ Rs.

Re: [OT] Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Kapil Sethi
Hi Raju, You can happily reduce the estimated price of your computer by 3000 bucks. Both the Samsung and Seagate 40 GB HDDs are in the range 4100 - 4300 at Nehru place. Samsung Keyboard + Scroll mouse will cost you around 600 -700 only. Kapil Sethi System Administrator BharatConnect Ltd. Ph:

Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
My comments on the sys config: 1. Intel P-4 1.7GHz CPU with 400MHz FSB/ Intel Original 850 Motherboard/ 256MB RDRAM Memory/ P-4 Cabinet with SMPS/ Unless you are doing video editing/compression or some other app that can eat up lots of cpu, any modern cpu 1ghz shud be good enough. With any

Re: [ilugd]: Internal modems on linux was Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
Is an internal modem supported by Linux check out www.linmodems.org. Many are actually supported under linux nowadays! Of course this is for the PCI winmodems. If you have any no winmodem internal modem (like the older isa card variety) then they will almost certainly work with linux. Bye,

Re: [OT] Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
Jasmeet OK this cud be offtopic . just cristy sake .. how is an Jasmeet external modem better than an internal one !!! Many reasons, apart from the fact that most internal modems available today are winmodems and probably won't work with Linux. In fact some of the winmodems don't

[ilugd]: Redhat 7.2 CD rom not working

2002-05-29 Thread Deepak Bajaj
Hey there I have tried this solution but it doesnt work.I am stuck up with this problem and i have a deadline . Somebody Please advice. Regards Deepak --- Lokesh Bhog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear All, I have found the solution for CD ROM not working after installing RedHat Linux 7.2

Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Narsingh Sahu
--- Ambar Roy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My comments on the sys config: 1. Intel P-4 1.7GHz CPU with 400MHz FSB/ Intel Original 850 Motherboard/ 256MB RDRAM Memory/ P-4 Cabinet with SMPS/ Unless you are doing video editing/compression or some other app that can eat up lots of cpu, any

Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
While agree with most of what Ambar has written, I'd differ slightly here. While a CPU with one GHz will satisfy most users' needs, a major consideration remains upgradability and serviceability. A P-4 with 1.6/1.7 GHz is now-a-days being vended as minimum specs and at affordable price. The

Re: [ilugd]: Advice on a machine

2002-05-29 Thread Ambar Roy
1) Well, it does seem to be a good decision to go in for RDRAM with P-IV. Generally, users have gone in for SDRAM with P-IV, ending up with wasting their money. P-IV gives the speed advantage only with RDRAM. But it would be worthwhile to consider, P-IV with RDRAM should be roughly three

[ilugd]: Blue Linux (for schools)

2002-05-29 Thread Raju Mathur
Hi, Got a link from Linux-India-Help to Blue Linux, a small Linux distribution meant for educational institutions. Would someone like to download a copy and try it out? My initial reaction is positive, but we need to do some research first. Blue Linux: http://www.bluelinux.org/ Blue Linux