Motherboard Recommendations, and a hello...

[mike miller]

Also check out PC Authority on Elm St in Manchester, near the corner with 
Dow St.  I've had good luck finding what I needed at competitive prices when 
I didn't want to wait for delivery from an online vendor.

Mike Miller
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Kaufman" <garyekaufman at yahoo.com>
To: <bmcculley at rcn.com>; <gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: Motherboard Recommendations, and a hello...


> Bruce and others -
>
> --- bmcculley at rcn.com wrote:
>
>> I may still have some bootable PDP-11 media kicking
>> around, if you'd like to add some variety to your
>> RT-11 inventory! :-)
>
> I'll never turn down additional PDP-11 media/software
> (especially if it's on RX01/RX02 media)!  I also can
> archive some of this media for future use, as many 8"
> disks are reaching their end of life.  I have an 8"
> drive that I can run off a DOS machine, along with a
> Catweasel board - so I can read and archive some
> pretty wierd formats.  If anyone needs a boot disk for
> an Osborne or a Kaypro let me know :)
>
> ...
>> I went with an ASUS P5B-Deluxe WiFi mobo, after
>> shopping around it seemed like the best balance of
>> feature set, technology and price ($130, a bargain
>> from CDW; NewEgg lists it at $195).
> ...
>
> I wasn't aware of PC-Depot locally.  Good to know, as
> I've purchased most stuff from NewEgg or ZipZoomFly.
> Occasionally the 3-4 day wait is painful.
>
> I'm trying to avoid a pre-built system.  I don't want
> to pay the "microsoft tax" and I already have several
> new cases/power supplies/harddrives etc already lying
> around.  I'd like to hand-select components that will
> be Linux-Friendly.  I'd also like the option of
> overclocking - which the commercial systems or Intel
> motherboards typically won't permit.
>
> I had heard mention of the JMicron/PATA issue, thanks
> for the reminder.  I'll remember to get a SATA DVD.
> Thankfully they've come way down in price.
>
> Good to hear that the ASUS P5B-Deluxe is working well.
> Which distribution have you used with it?  Any issues
> with audio or wifi driver support under Linux?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> - Gary
>
>
>
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