[plug] Windows upgrades for people and Macs

[James Elliott]

Hi Kai

Thanks for the information about Red Hat 7.3.  Did you install it as a new,
clean install, or upgrade your previous version and keep yur data files?

James Elliott
Ravensthorpe Computers
ABN 34 305 232 710
Tel:   08 9838 1043
Fax:  08 9838 1049
Cell:  0428 39 6052
E-mail:  James.Elliott at wn.com.au
Australia Post:
PO Box 228, Ravensthorpe WA 6346
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kai" <vk6ksj at siwa.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Windows upgrades for people and Macs


> James,
>
> Thanks to Paul Dean I have a fresh install of Red Hat 7.3
>
> The basics of my system is:
> AMD K6/2 400
> 192 Megs of SDRAM
> VIA PT-5VMD mobo
>
> I haven't had any problems with the install as the default RH
> configuration or the customised one I have now.
>
> Have fun ! :)
>
> /Kai
>
> On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 11:29, James Elliott wrote:
> > Hi Craig, the AMD man, and others ........
> >
> > I have an AMD K6 233 MHZ and Iam thinking of upgrading by simply
replacing
> > the mainboard and CPU because everything else in the box is reasonably
up to
> > date:
> >
> > 256 Mb SDRAM 133 MHz
> > 48x CD-ROM
> > Brand new Sony CD-RW
> > ATX case
> > 2x 20 GB HDD  (one for Windows and one for Linux)
> >
> > I was wondering how "current" I should go with regard to Linux
> > compatibility.  What I mean is that Linux RH 7.1 is obvioulsy compatible
> > with my old AMD K6 233 but would Red Hat 7.3, which Paul is sending me,
be
> > written to accommodate and use all the features of an AMD 1800XP Athlon
CPU
> > (1.8 GHz) ... or isn't this an issue?
> >
> > BTW.... I sold a graphic artist / Web Page Designer friend of mine an
> > Atholon 1.8 GHz (he uses Windows ME), and talk about Faaaaasssst!!!!!!
In
> > real life, not just in bench tests, if you look closely at a computer
> > working with graphics and animations, the latest PIV seems to be a bit
> > faster than the old Celeron 500 (my friend has both), but he is still
> > shaking his head and raving about the speed of the Athlon - and this is
> > after having it for many weeks.
> >
> >
> > James Elliott
> > Ravensthorpe Computers
> > ABN 34 305 232 710
> > Tel:   08 9838 1043
> > Fax:  08 9838 1049
> > Cell:  0428 39 6052
> > E-mail:  James.Elliott at wn.com.au
> > Australia Post:
> > PO Box 228, Ravensthorpe WA 6346
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Craig Ringer" <craig at postnewspapers.com.au>
> > To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 4:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: [plug] Windows upgrades for people and Macs
> >
> >
> > > >     http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25179.html
> > >
> > > Heh, heh.
> > > I don't own any "Pentiums, Power Macs and iMacs" nor "486s and below,
> > > UNIX machines"
> > >
> > > I use AMD.
> > >
> > > Heeheeehee...
> > >
> > > (they probably define "Pentium = Pentium CPU or compatable" somwhere
but
> > > then it'd serve them right for Intel to sue them, give them a dose of
> > > their own medicene).
> > >
> > > --
> > > Craig Ringer                                IT Manager, POST
Newspapers
> > > http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/
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