Re: cheap dual-boot desktop recommendations?

["Dan Ritter-2" <user=13@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 10:52:11AM -0500, Seth Gordon wrote: 
> Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: 
> > 
> >A couple Dell systems for around ~$500 which could be perfect for you. 
> > There is also a laptop for a little bit more... 
> >http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
> 
> At this point is it safe to assume that any x386 desktop machine can run 
> Linux (except, perhaps, for the most advanced goodies on the graphics card)? 

It's safe to assume that for any mass-market x86 system, someone 
has got Linux to run on it and the basic hardware will be 
supported. 

If you need a specific version or distribution of Linux, you may 
be out of luck for the particular hardware you have. (I'm 
thinking of things like "I must run a 2.2 kernel but I also need 
support for an NVidia built-in ethernet NIC".) 

-dsr- 

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