I am springing for a new system with a 600 MHz Athlon processor and 64 MB ram, an SBlive sound card, two 8GB hard drives, a 56K external modem, and a NEC read/write CD drive all for under $1000 from folks I trust and have worked with for several years. Two loose ends I could use some feedback on: The proposed video card is an "elsa" system. Anybody know if that is a problem down the road? I have no clear need for video display right now, but no point selecting a system with known problems. Second, the CD-ROM is a NEC device - anybody have any information of a go-nogo nature on that choice? I think I just got religion when it comes to backup policy, and a CD drive with write capability is important in this new system. Thanks - Chuck My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh Q: How does a single woman in New York get rid of cockroaches? A: She asks them for a commitment.
