MicroCenter Systems

[Brian Densmore]

Looks ok, but you'll need more disk space for a usable system.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seth Dimbert [mailto:s.dimbert at fhmr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:28 AM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: MicroCenter Systems
> 
> 
> MicroCenter is selling OS'less systems for $99. The package includes a
> monitor and PC, spec'ed at:
> 
>  - Pentium 100mhz
>  - 35mb RAM
>  - 1.7gb HDD
>  - FDD
>  - No CD-ROM
>  - NIC
> 
> Assuming I have a CD-ROM drive, can this system run a modern distro of
> Linux? I'm looking for either:
> 
> A) a home/office machine with StarOffice and a GUI, or
> B) a command-line-only httpd/ftp server with all the bells 
> and whistles
> (php, mySQL, Perl, etc).
> 
> These machines worth $100?
> 
> -SD
> 
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