>This is sorta off-topic, but it does have to do with Linux somewhat... I'm
>going to be buying a new system sometime soon, and I wanted to make sure
>that it will be 100% Linux Compatible, since I'll probably be running
>Linux on it 99.5% of the time. First of all, is a Pentium II 400 with a
>Gigabyte BX motherboard alright? I remember hearing a long time ago that
>Pentium II's were not completely compatible with Linux, but I think that's
>not the case anymore. Also, I know that Xfree86 has really good support
>for the Millenium II AGP (from what I can tell), but what about SVGALib?
>
>Also, I'm planning to have this system custom-built by a company somewhere
>in Austin, and I want it to be relatively cheap... I know that Chipsmart
>has really good prices, but I've heard bad things about their service and
>reliability. I found a store called Microchip Computers on the Internet,
>and they have pretty good prices too... Does anybody know about their
>service/reliability?
I can't comment on compatibility; other than that http://www.redhat.com/
has some information on RedHat compatibility. However, as far as
custom-building system, I'd suggest buying the components and building the
computer yourself.
-Stian
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