Re: A friendly #linux
Steve,
> As for me, it is simple. I buy the parts, build my own. I've built my
> own since my first PC was bought, a Hyundai 386sx-16 w/DOS 6.22 on it and
> nothing else. I realized long ago, 9 years now, that the big names also
> equate to proprietary configurations, lock you into a single upgrade path
> (same vendor) which you pay through the ass for and only until they
> discontinue the model. Since then I have traded, bartered and hinted for
> gifts on computer equiptment. I've gone through 4 computers since then,
> every since one I built from new and old parts. In fact, I currently have
> three of them running, one of which I just sold on eBay. Solid 486, just
> don't need it any more.
Grotesquely off topic, but is there a useful book/website on how to do
this - I've fiddle around inside my box, but being a student for serious
upgrades I'd rather do it myself and save some cash?
Thanks,
Matthew
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