Re: tlug: Alan Stone + DIY Machines

["Alan B. Stone" <stoneab@example.com>]

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tlug note from "Alan B. Stone" <stoneab@example.com>
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John,

Well, my system has an ASUS Tek motherboard with a Pentium 133Mhz
processor.  I bought this motherboard because it gave me the
upgradeability to 200Mhz processor, and up to 256Mb of RAM.  I have a 8
speed CDROM made by mitsumi, two 1.6Gig hard drives, one by Seagate the
other is a Maxtor.  I also have a tape backup drive made by Conner,
Yamaha stereo speakers, and a NEC Multisync XV15+ monitor.  The graphics
card is a Diamond Stealth 2100 series video with 2Mb of DRAM.  I
currently have 32Mb of RAM onboard, but with prices coming down I plan
to upgrade to 64Mb.  The monitor not included (I had it before I built
my machine) I estimated that I built the entire system for $1400.  Keep
in mind that was almost a year ago, so then that was a pretty good
price.  I've been looking at upgrading the processor, but it looks like
I can purchase a dual 133Mhz motherboard with one processor already on
the board, cheaper than buying a 200Mhz chip.  Don't know.  School sucks
up most of out extra money right now, so it may be awhile before I do
anything.

Alan Stone <Blaine>

John Little wrote:
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> tlug note from gaijin@example.com (John Little)
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> %
> % I have a home built "Akihabara Power-house."  I'm running Red Hat Linux
> % 4.1....
> %
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>    Welcome to the list, Alan. I see that you're in the same general
>    area as me (I'm a couple of stops further down the Odakyu-line at
>    Hon Atsugi).
> 
>    I'm interested in your "Akihabara Power-house". What does it consist
>    of (hardware) and how much do you estimate it cost you?
> 
>    I'd be interested in anyone else's story on home-built systems, too
>    (I'm getting a little "restless" with day-long compiles when
>    rebuilding the kernel on a 386. :-) ). Does anyone have a
>    recommendation for a motherboard/chipset for a general-purpose
>    linux machine?
> 
>                         -John-
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