waynej at dccmn.com writes: > One problem I've seen is that there are some cheaper network cards, video > cards, sound cards, etc. that are not supported on Linux. You might want > to check the redhat hardware list (http://hardware.redhat.com) before you > buy something. > > We bought several high power PCs with HighPoint IDE Raid chips on them > (even though HighPoint claimed Linux compatibility), only to find the > Linux drivers were only for an old release. > > Generally the brand names, though more expensive, are more likely to give > less hassles. I had good luck with a gateway, using a strategy someone suggested --- take a bootable linux distro (Knoppix) to the store. Boot. Play with it a little and see if it works. Seems to have mostly worked for me (but APM turns out not to work very well :-(). R _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list