Re: How to put together a home desktop computer for email and access to all the enhancements of varied web sites.

From: Dr. Anton Squeegee (SpammersAreVermin_at_dev.null)
Date: 11/21/03 

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:23:48 -0800

In article <y44ptflsvqd.fsf@nestle.ai.mit.edu>,
dsaklad@nestle.ai.mit.edu says...

> a. You're putting together a home desktop computer with GNU/Linux
> for email and for access to all the features and enhancements,
> emphasis on all features and all enhancements, of varied web sites,
> what motherboard would you look to for this device?...

        My personal preference is Tyan. They build for stability as
opposed to what the gamers think is important.

        I will add that such questions have been known to start holy wars
of the same caliber as those invoking vi vs. EMACS. ;-)

> b. What other basic home desktop computer hardware for GNU/Linux
> would you want included for this machine?...

        That question is far too general to answer accurately.

> In asking around even the best people either reply with jargon that the
> enthusiastic neophytes wouldn't get or respond obliquely that answers
> could be presumptive of the general lack of acknowledgement of problems
> that consumers have with, for example, the Dell or the iMac computers.

        Again, this is a symptom of the fact that you're asking questions
which are not easily answered without a lot more detail about your
requirements. The more you learn about computer hardware, the better
equipped you'll be to make an informed choice. tomshardwareguide.com has
product reviews and (generally) good advice.

        I would also point out that you're asking your questions in the
wrong newsgroups. They're not on topic or appropriate for either
comp.dcom.telecom.tech or comp.lang.lisp.

        I would suggest that you have a look at the comp.sys.ibm.pc.*
groups. You're likely to find several dealing with hardware questions.

        Happy hunting. 

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