[ale] good Linux machine/parts

[Jeff Hubbs]

If you are not the machine-building type, you might want to go ahead and see
what VA Linux can sell you just so you don't have to go through all the
integration work yourself.  You'll probably want to go the Celeron route
unless you have every reason to believe you'll be hitting the CPU HARRRRRRD
(like I probably will be!).

On the other hand, if you hit Delta, GIM, Ginstar, or any of the other local
boys (maybe even CompUSA) they can set you up too EXCEPT the "Linuxability"
of the machines may be in question.  The guys at Delta in Morrow seem to
know Linux so if you tell them that's what you plan to do, they will steer
you away from crap you don't want like Winmodems and other gotchas.  The
Linux General Store can probably also set you up.  

I don't know how others would feel but I think you should use a separate
machine for a firewall, no matter how lame (all the way down to 386 levels).


- Jeff

-----Original Message-----
 From: Pete Hardie [mailto:pete.hardie at dvsg.sciatl.com]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 12:55 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] good Linux machine/parts


Hello all,

I'm expecting a bit of a windfall (deposits coming back), and I plan to
finally buy a reasoably modern machine for my Linux box at home.  What
I'd like to find out is - does anybody have a decent list of what hardware
is both reasonable current and supported?  I know that I can hit the LDP
pages and thresh out video cards, NICs, sound cards, etc - I'm looking
for the lazy way out.

I plan for it to be a general-use machine - firewall for my home network,
some Java experimentation, light program development, but enough heft
to serve as a home server and/or real development box.

TIA,

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