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Simon Waters wrote: > "dev" of what? Web backend, database and number crunch. Lots of "in memory" work. > If it is websites, I'd say buy a bottom end DELL rackmount (or > similar big supplier), Development desktop. I'm not buying Dell because you can't ask for a second hard drive, the sales and support is rubbish now it's abroad. I'd only buy dell for servers and sales droid desktops. > one who will provide GNU/Linux support on that hardware so you know > it is at least vaguely supported, and avoid all the fancy hardware > RAID stuff. I get on fine with hardware raid stuff :) > Alternatively just run all the dev stuff on the backend of a Desktop > Linux box. Unless you are killing the boxes with really heavyweight > software packages like Zope/Plone. I'll be killing it with my own stuff :) I reckon I need: AMD64 3GHz (not sure about motherboard) 1 or 1.5 Gb ram (not sure what sort) 2 x 60Gb disks (don't need SCSI speed, but need reasonable speed) (space for more) DVD reader/ CD Writer (are there good and bad ones?) Lots of USB2 on front and back of midi case. Steve -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html