Subject: Re: looking for a really small PC and 19" LCD screen ideas]
From: civileme (civileme@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Tue Jan 29 2002 - 02:12:01 AKST
On Monday 28 January 2002 09:38 pm, Scott Johnson wrote:
> SWEET!!!!!!!
>
> Talk about a nice LAN box..... :)
>
> Scott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Valentine" <amv@akvalentine.com>
> To: "AKLUG" <aklug@aklug.org>
> Sent: 28 January, 2002 21:30
> Subject: Re: looking for a really small PC and 19" LCD screen ideas]
>
> > Here's one:
> >
> > http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/5868.shtml
> >
> > * Features an Intel 810 motherboard
> > * 1 Ghz Intel Pentium III processor
> > * 256MB 144-pin PC100 RAM
> > * 20 GB internal hard drive
> > * 8x DVD-ROM drive
> > * Built-in 10/100 base-T ethernet (RJ45)
> > * Internal 56K V.90 modem
> > * All standard I/O ports built-in
> > * Dimensions: 5.8" x 6.1" x 2"
> >
> > On Mon, 2002-01-28 at 20:30, James McMorris wrote:
> > > James Gibson told me someone once brought a fully functional PC to one
> > > of the LUG meetings and it was slightly bigger than a cd-rom drive.
> > > Could that person send me a link so I can check out this mini-pc myself
> > > please? I've decided to try and build my own version of a SnapServer
> > > for less money 'cause they're overpriced. Any other really small PC
> > > links welcome also. Fully functioan PCs with a case only please as I
> > > can find alot of mini-pc boards on the net...hardly any mini-cases or
> > > anything that looks "finished".
> > >
> > > Also, if anyone has any user experience or shopped for a 18" to 19" LCD
> > > screen before please send me what you know or prefer. My 19" monitor
> > > died a week ago and a 17" LCD just won't cut it. No SGI suggestions
> > > please. My price target is around $1,000-ish.
> > >
> > > Webmin Tip: If you reboot a linux machine via Webmin and you still
> > > have the resulting web page open after the box restarts...DO NOT press
> > > the "refresh" button in your browser. This will be self-critiqing as
> > > you'll restart the box again.
> > >
> > > -Jim "Buddha" McMorris
Tip on that ThinkGeek box: You will need to put in a mem=123M for most linux
installs and as an append. The BIOS does not properly report the video
mapping to the kernel.
Civileme
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