[ale] Question

[Terry Lee Tucker]

Glynn Black wrote:
> 
> Greetings:
> 
> I'm employed by Chatham County Department of Family and Children
> Services down in Savannah, GA. I'm looking to purchase a couple of
> Pentium class PCs for use with Linux as a workstation and web server.
> Normally I just throw together generic parts and if a particular
> component doesn't work for Linux, I just change the component.
> Unfortunately, I don't have that luxury in this particular instance.
> If at all possible I have to purchase a well known brand off a list of
> state contracts and I don't have any room for experimentation or trial
> and error. I need something that will run with Linux without any
> hitches.
> 
> Usually the agency purchases Compaqs, but I've learned through HOWTOs
> that Compaqs aren't a good choice for Linux. Our contracts includes
> the following companies:
> 
> Gateway 2000
> Unisys Corporation
> Dell Marketing
> Zenith Data Systems
> AST
> Toshiba
> Tangent Computer
> IBM
> Win Labaratories
> Canon Computer Systems
> Hewlett-Packard
> Nec Microcomputers
> 
> If anyone has had any "Hitch-free" experience with any of the above
> companies and would care to share information or make any
> recomendations, I would appreciate it.
> 
> Glynn Black     Chatham DFCS
> blackgr at worldnet.att.net

Hello Glynn:

I'm running RedHat Linux 4.2 on a Gateway 2000.  I have a single
Fast/Wide SCSI drive on an Adeptec 2940 Ultra-Wide (PCI Bus).  I have a
STB ViRGE video card and a ViewSonic 17PS monitor. I run XFree86 at
1280x1024 16bpp with no problems. I have a TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5702B,
ATAPI CDROM drive.  Floppy drive is FDC 0 is a National Semiconductor
PC87306. My hard drive is a 4.3 Gig SEAGATE, Model: ST34371W, Rev: 0360.
My networking card is SMC using the Tulip driver, smc8432 (DEC 21041
Tulip).  I have a sound card from Gateway that says its a Sound Blaster
16.  It does not work.  I believe it's a clone, so get a different sound
card.  I have an internal modem that I haven't even used, so can't help
you on that.  By the way, my Gateway is a GX-200.  That's 200Mhz Pentium
Pro.  I had no problems installing 4.2 except for the sound card which
doesn't initialize.  Everything came installed and setup by Gateway
except the monitor.

Hope this helps...
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