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I've decided I need another hobby, so I'd like to get a cheap-but-decent Intel compatible system to run Linux on. Problem is, I have no clue what the market for such systems is like. Some background on myself: I own several Macs at home, and have (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Bad Choices
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(...) I used to do this myself. But that was until I learned that one is supposed to say "scuzzy". Fredrik (24 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Bad Choices
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(...) Well, there may be other people, but they're wrong too. :) (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Desktops with SCSI drives (was Re: Desktops with SCSI RAM?)
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(...) Yeah, all of my experiances have been with single home machines, I am sure buying a whole department worth of machines is quite a different story. (...) I agree with you there. My first 2 computers were purchased from a local mom and pop (...) (24 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Desktops with SCSI drives (was Re: Desktops with SCSI RAM?)
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(...) I didn't say anything about the machines themselves, I just relayed some experiences we'd had with the company at work. As a company Gateway is much easier to deal with when it comes to getting what you want in a desktop machine, in my (...) (24 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Desktops with SCSI drives (was Re: Desktops with SCSI RAM?)
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(...) If have to agree with Mike you are always much better off if you buy your own parts and put it together. My current system was designed specifically for 2D graphics. PIII 500, 128MB PC100 RAM, Tyan board, 2x AGP video, 56K modem (a real (...) (24 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Desktops with SCSI drives (was Re: Desktops with SCSI RAM?)
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(...) Buying from ANY big name company like Dell or Gateway pretty much means you will not get everything you want the way you want it. Which is why I never buy prebuilt computers from places like that for my personal use. I used to build my own, (...) (24 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Desktops with SCSI drives (was Re: Desktops with SCSI RAM?)
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(...) but can I get a workstation with all the other stuff I want (DVD, CD-RW, etc..)? --Bram (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Bad Choices
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(...) Yup. :) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Desktops with SCSI RAM?
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(...) Kinda funny that a Mac person would still be squarely on the SCSI side of things since it has been a _long_ time since Macs have come standard with anything but IDE drives. :) (...) Yep, and there are inexpensive controllers to be had. I just (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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