[Herts] New Toy

Oliver Cole herts at mailman.lug.org.uk
Fri Jul 11 20:15:00 2003


 
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I have to say ebuyer rocks... my friend builds computers and gets his
parts from there, we gave up finding cheaper prices elsewhere...

Oli

> -----Original Message-----
> From: herts-admin@mailman.lug.org.uk
> [mailto:herts-admin@mailman.lug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Nicolas Pike
> Sent: 10 July 2003 17:36
> To: herts@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: RE: [Herts] New Toy
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 1.7 GB should be enough for a basic Linux system at least. But a
> new drive will be a lot faster and give you space for dual booting
> fun etc if required. A great source of drives etc is
> www.ebuyer.com Recommended.
> I will have a look round and see if I have any bigger drives about.
> 
> Nicolas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: herts-admin@mailman.lug.org.uk
> [mailto:herts-admin@mailman.lug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Cyberesque
> Sent: 09 July 2003 18:47
> To: herts@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Herts] New Toy
> 
> 
> Well I managed to get the box working in DOS.
> If anyone happens to have an old IDE HDD knocking around please
> give me a shout.
> 
> Current spec:
> 1.7GB P4 1.5Ghz 128MB CDRom
> 
> I also need a bit of advice about how to share a monitor, keyboard,
> mouse and internet connection (Wireless PCI). The router is on
> another floor before you ask!
> :o)
> 
> Many Thanks
> W (One step closer to Linux)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nicolas Pike" <herts@lug.org.uk>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:30 AM
> > Hi,
> >
> > Keep me posted on any bits you might need we often have ram / 
> parts / hard
> > disks etc knocking around.
> >
> > Regards
> > Nicolas
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cyberesque
> > Sent: 08 July 2003 22:30
> >
> > I'm possibly going to inherit an old box from work at the end of
> > this week.
> > Fingers crossed that HDD works and I may need to buy some RAM.
> >
> > Does anyone know how I would share my internet connection with
> > the box I'm currently using?
> > Do I need anything more than some Cat5 and a PCI?
> > How do I share the monitor?
> >
> > Should I use Debian again or try something else?
> 
> 
> 
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