Re: Soliciting hardware recommendations

[Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com>]

On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:21:22 -0500 (EST), Patrick Bartek wrote:
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> On Fri, 13 Dec 2013, Stephen Powell wrote:
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>> I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas.  But
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>> (1) As a host system for Hercules.  Hercules is an open source
>> [snip]
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>> (2) This system will also double as a desktop system.  I'm not a
>> [snip]
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>> Does anyone wish to contribute any opinions?  Anything from general
>> advice to specific hardware recommendations is welcome.  And feel
>> free to ask follow-up questions.
> 
> What's your budget?
> ...

Good question.  I'm not sure what things cost these days; but for
planning purposes, lets try a ballpark figure of somewhere around
$500 US.  If I find that I cannot get what I want for that price, I
may be willing to spend more.

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