Well, you can usually find great deals for parts on the net at such places as Tiger Direct, Pc Progress, and a couple of others. Often you can hand-build a complete upto date box for Linux for under $500.When shopping for parts you do not have to worry about the high system requirements like Windows. A 500 MHZ machine and 64 MB of ram, 10 GB drive, Creative SB Live sound card, a USR Linux modem, and you have a really kicking computer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Burgess" <tim.burgess@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup at Braille. Uwo. Ca (E-mail)" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 4:19 AM Subject: Dead & gone > Hi, > > Just a quick note to thank all of those who've helped me get started with > Linux. Unfortunately, my hardware has died (very old, scrounged kit held > together with sticky tape), so I'm out of the frame until I can save some > pennies to buy some hardware worthy of the O/S. > > Who was that guy who said "I'll be back"? > > Tim Burgess > Technical Support > Voice: +44 (0)1827 716000 > Fax: +44 (0)1827 715386 > > General enquiries - > > Blazie Engineering Ltd. > Windemere House > Kendall Avenue > London > W3 0XA > > Phone: +44 (0)208 752 8650 > Fax: +44 (0)208 752 8656 > E-mail: info at blazie.co.uk > Web: http://www.blazie.co.uk > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
