| Bill Jonas on Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:30:08 -0500 |
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On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 09:45:51PM -0500, Jeff Abrahamson wrote: > Is there something I'm missing, or is it really just sort of a crap > shoot each time, make sure you can return stuff, etc.? Well, it seems like Linux will *usually* Just Work on a motherboard. (I see some exceptions listed on that page, though.) That said, there are some things to watch out for; I've heard ill spoken of Via chipsets, for example (but I haven't (yet, anyway) experienced any data loss with mine in a year and half (only heard about the problems after I made my purchase)). Of course, support for some of the integrated peripherals might not be there, but that's another story. -- Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin Attachment:
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