Re: Public Contact Opportunity

[mike list <troll@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Strandt wrote:
> 
> I'm sorry... I was just joking around... a P50 would work fine...
> If you really wanted.. someone could bring in a 386 w/4 megs of ram... show
> how basic linux still runs good on older machines (a very strong point of
> linux).
> 
> -Chris Strandt
> 
> }-----Original Message-----
> }From: Dan Crampton [mailto:eagle@mail.tds.net]
> }Sent: Friday, May 08, 1998 7:09 PM
> }To: klug@klug.armintl.com
> }Subject: Re: Public Contact Opportunity
> }
> }
> }Ive installed Linux on this box many times... I was just trying to
> }offer the
> }group some hardware if it needed it.
> }
> }-----Original Message-----
> }From: Chris Strandt <strandtc@www.northville.k12.mi.us>
> }To: klug@klug.armintl.com <klug@klug.armintl.com>
> }Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 6:56 PM
> }Subject: RE: Public Contact Opportunity
> }
> }
> }>A P50?!?
> }>Personally.. I have no say in this.. but it sounds like you just want to
> }get
> }>Linux installed on your box....
> }>
> }>How about a:
> }>P166
> }>64 Megs of Ram
> }>4 gig IDE HD
> }>ATI 3D Turbo Pro PC2TV + Vid Cap card
> }>3Com905 100/10 BT Card
> }>Sportster 33.6 (Ext)
> }>CreativeLabs SoundBlaster 64 AWE
> }>
> }>sorry... I just had to brag there for a sec.
> }>
> }>-Chris Strandt
> }>
> }>
> }>
> }>}-----Original Message-----
> }>}From: Dan Crampton [mailto:eagle@mail.tds.net]
> }>}Sent: Friday, May 08, 1998 6:00 PM
> }>}To: bob@acm.org
> }>}Cc: klug@klug.armintl.com
> }>}Subject: Re: Public Contact Opportunity
> }>}
> }>}
> }>}I've got a p50 with win95 on it f you wanted to do some kind bench
> }>}comparison.  Let me know tonight, and I'll haul it over there.
> }>}(It might be
> }>}a nice system to do a demo install on for the masses)
> }>}
> }>}-Matt
> }>} Eagle@Mail.tds.net
> }>}
> }>}-----Original Message-----
> }>}From: Robert G. Brown <bob@acm.org>
> }>}To: klug@klug.armintl.com <klug@klug.armintl.com>
> }>}Date: Thursday, May 07, 1998 6:31 PM
> }>}Subject: Re: Public Contact Opportunity
> }>}
> }>}
> }>}>
> }>}>Ryan Matteson <x96matteson@wmich.edu> wrote:
> }>}>>I am just curious are they selling computer parts there??
> }>}>The "Computer Sale" is a group of merchants, who travel round the upper
> }>}>Midwest. In Southern Michigan, a single booking agent reserves
> }places for
> }>}>these merchants to peddle their wares.
> }>}
> }>
> }>
> }a 386 w/4megs of RAM is a tough cookie, unless you can do a network 
install, using a minimal kernel for the boot disk especially if it's a 
512K machine. Been there, done that, will do it again but not in public.

-Mike List