From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 23 19:32:27 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B432F106567C for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:32:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk) Received: from ptb-relay03.plus.net (ptb-relay03.plus.net [212.159.14.147]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 788BD8FC24 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:32:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk) Received: from [81.174.209.248] (helo=81-174-209-248.pth-as2.dial.plus.net) by ptb-relay03.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1Kt5uu-0006nv-Hv; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:32:21 +0100 From: Frank Mitchell To: sc@mailman.lug.org.uk Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:49:55 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 (enterprise 20070904.708012) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200810222049.56144.mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Plusnet-Relay: 6493d35ad700a2948a00572cfbd6c537 Cc: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk, freebsd-users@uk.freebsd.org, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Home Brew X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:32:27 -0000 Hi Guys: I just discovered a useful free E-Book: "You Can Build Your Own Computer" by Robert Derman, downloadable from http://www.dermancomputer.com. The Link is entitled "Computer Textbook" and it's a PDF = 5.5 Meg. Even if you don't plan a Home Building project it contains much useful stuff about Component Quality and Brand Choice. It's dated early 2007, but you'll find updated info in the HTML "Retail Price List". Also useful is the abridged HTML "Newbies Guide". I'm reminded of earlier days, when Unix appealed to people who built their own machines as much as people who wanted to modify Source Code. Faictz Ce Que Vouldras: Frank Mitchell