[wellylug] second computer

[Cliff Pratt]

Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
> I'm interested in purchasing a second computer for trying different 
> distros.  I asked my local computer person and got this:
> "a secondhand systembox would be around $350, 600Mghz, etc, 6 months 
> warranty, new case, plus monitor ,keyboard and mouse, Linux can be a bit 
> of a problem to install."
> 
> I've asked for some hardware details so I can check compatibility.  The 
> deal sounds about okay to me - am I correct in this?  I guess 600Mg will 
> be slower than what I have (2000), but fine for experimenting?  Advice 
> appreciated.

Heh. My main machine is 750MHz. My "server" is 200MHz. 
600MHz for the server would be a luxury.....

Cheers,

Cliff