Re: Detailed query from an interested person. (fwd)
Can somebody of you please answer him.
Thanks,
Joey
bjm10@cornell.edu wrote:
>
> I own the following (I don't actually *UNDERSTAND* most of this stuff, I've
> just copied it off the manual and the Acer web site.):
>
> Acer 1242M desktop system.
> The details:
>
> Processor/System Memory
> 166MHz AMD-K6 MMX Enhanced Processor
> ZIF Socket
> 16MB EDO system memory
> 256KB pipeline burst cache
>
> Devices:
> One 2.0GB 3.5" hard disk drive
> One 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive
> CD-ROM drive (12X) (enhanced local bus IDE)
>
> Graphics
> 64-bit accelerator
> 1MB EDO video memory
> MPEG video playback
> ATI Rage (I *THINK*) graphics card, or some kind of ATI doodad
>
> Minitor
> AcerView 34T
>
> Telecomm
> 33.6K fax/modem
>
> I/O
> Two high-speed serial ports (dual 16C550)
> One high-speed parallel port (ECP/EPP)
> PS/2 compatible keyboard port
> PS/2 compatible mouse port
> BIOS is Plug and Play, so I guess that means that all the installed cards
> are also plug and play.
>
> Expansion
> One PCI slot open
> One ISA slot open
>
> Input devices
> 104-key PS/2 compatible keyboard
> PS/2 compatible mouse
>
> I intend to get the following hardware:
> More memory (but how much is a good idea?)
> 56K modem (internal or external? External would give me another slot...)
> graphics tablet (my wife is an artist,
> "http://www.elfwood.com/lothlorien/artists/kirsten/kirsten.html"--come on,
> give her work a look)
> Webcam or other moving video input device
> A second HD (recent decision based on how much space my wife's artwork is
> starting to take up, and it would let me put infrequently use applications
> on the other drive to free up main HD space).
>
>
> The computer gets used for the following functions:
> Word processing, which includes pictures, charts, graphs, etc. cut and
> pasted into the documents. I want to preserve this cut-and-paste
> functionality.
> Use of a spreadsheet to create charts/graphs and do basic statistics.
> Creation of slides for scientific presentations.
> Art creation, both original artworks _de novo_ and altered scans of photos
> and pencil works.
> Game playing, especially by my children. My sons especially like the
> Broderbund, Disney, and Sesame Street games, and I won't give up their
> pleasure.
> Likewise, I want a full desktop environment.
> Finally, installation should be automatic, requiring nothing more than
> manufacturers' drivers to load if needs be.
>
> Once I get the camera, I also want to do video conferencing--in color, not
> black-and-white.
>
> I am not a programmer, nor do I wish to become one.
>
> So, given the preceeding list, and given that I've an interest in Linux,
> what are specific recommendations regarding such interest in regards to
> your company's implementation? Will Linux do what I want or should I stick
> to Win95?
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