[ale] Upgrade Time

[Dow Hurst]

I really like my Dell Latitude CPt333G.  Runs SuSE 6.4 just fine. Have
sound, nice kdm startup, haven't done IRDA stuff yet or USB but will
someday.  Highly recommend it.  Runs vmware just fine too.

The SGI video card and flat screen combo is a real killer for
performance but still is quite expensive.  Nothing else on the market
like it though.

I would expect that your drive letters will get messed up since aren't
IDE drives recognized first under Windows?  Then SCSI?
Dow

Douglas Bridges wrote:
> 
> Well, it is upgrade time, so I have a couple of questions that I was hoping
> could be answered.
> 
> First, does anyone have a good suggestion for a laptop that costs $3000 or
> less, runs Linux well, and uses a Trackpoint(eraser head thing). I am
> heading off to law school in the fall and I need a good laptop to use.
> 
> Second, I am upgrading my desktop, and I would like to add a new harddrive.
> It currently has two scsi harddrives hanging off an adaptec 2940UW on an
> Intel LX motherboard. I would like to add an IDE drive. Unfortunately, I am
> running a M$ OS(2k) on the primary scsi drive right now. If I add the IDE
> drive to my box, will my drive letters get screwed? I plan to partition the
> IDE so that the first couple of gig are Linux and the rest is visible for my
> winblows installation.
> 
> Next, what are peoples experiences with Corel Linux. Costco is selling the
> deluxe edition(with Civ:CTP and WP 9) for $24.99. I will be using the
> installation as both a client and a server box.
> 
> Lastly, I about to put a digital flat screen on my desktop, and I was
> wondering if anyone has a suggestion for a good video card that has digital
> output and works under X. I am not wanting to break the bank on the video
> card either.
> 
> Thanks for all the help,
> Doug
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