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The Ultimate Linux Box 2001

Posted by michael on from the 486/33-sadly-out-of-date dept.

savaget points to this Linux Journal article which covers building a superior personal computer for general usage. See if you agree with the choices that Rick Moen, Daryll Strauss and Eric Raymond made in building their dream box.

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  1. Cheap linux box. by dsb3 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Dell has a relatively interesting cheap box on sale at the moment.

    $599 for a P-4 1.6GHz with 256M ram (after rebates, etc).

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  2. date says November 2000 by bwhalen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Looking at the top of the referred article text, it states it is also in the November 2000 LJ issue. I assume this is an example of poor proofreading and not a truth?

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  3. Re:Ars Technica by Magumbo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I get the impression that the AT guys update this thing once a year.

  4. Re:X-Box by SilentChris · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    "X-Box is gonna go for $600 or $700 now, which'll make it flop."

    Huh? You can get an X-Box (just the system, not a system + games bundle) for $300. See here.