>A buddy o' mine just spec'd out a SWEAT MACHINE... Then maybe it belongs in a gym and not under his desk. It's the "Richard Simmons 1Ghz" model... sweet. -----Original Message----- From: Simeon Johnston [mailto:simeonuj at indivisuallearning.com] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 8:11 PM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: RE: [TCLUG] Mandrake on a P100? A buddy o' mine just spec'd out a SWEAT MACHINE... AMD Athlon 1GHz DDR 512MB RAM Already has a VooDoo3 AGP (looking at a GeForce 2 though) AK31A MB (forgot the manufacturer. Kickass board though) 266MHz FSB. arg... Can't find the spec sheet. Anyway, the point is that you can build your own for around $500 (roughly). Man I wish I had $500 right now... I was drooling when we looked up the parts on pricewatch. sim > ---------- > From: Ben Stallings > Reply To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 12:03 > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] Mandrake on a P100? > > Hello again. I'm trying to figure out whether it makes sense for me > to > install Linux (probably Mandrake, with all the bells & whistles) on a > 100 MHz > Pentium that can only handle 128 MB of RAM, or if I'm just fooling > myself. > In particular I'm concerned that OpenOffice might not be usable on > such a > machine, since it's barely usable on my 233 MHz PowerBook. Thoughts? > A P100 is always usefull for something. Especially w/ 128MB ram. It'd make an excellent firewall at least. File server. Remote X terminal. Mail server. Man I love linux... :) sim _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list