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Date:      Thu, 8 Mar 2001 17:52:49 -0501 (EST)
From:      "Jonathan M. Slivko" <jslivko@datasyrge.net>
To:        Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx>
Cc:        FreeBSD-stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: APM
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103081752080.12493-100000@equinox.datasyrge.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010308164413.A497@cec.wustl.edu>

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What kind of proccessor is in the xxxxr machine? If it's compatible, you
can probbably just yank it out of that machine and transplant it into the
Dimension T450 :) -- Jonathan M. Slivko

On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Andrew Hesford wrote:

> Yes, I know, but I was short on cash and wanted a simple desktop. Had I
> known it would cause me this much trouble (APM, buggy video with
> XFree86, crappy case, 4 PCI slots), I would have held out a while longer
> with my old Dimension XPS-T450.
> 
> I'm going to start working next week, I think I'll save the processor,
> RAM, and PCI cards, and invest in a high-quality motherboard, a good
> case, and a replacement for the built-in video.
> 
> Then everything will be alright. ;)
> 
> On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 05:35:56PM -0500, Jonathan M. Slivko wrote:
> > Yea,
> > 
> > The r series on Dell can be quite tricky, as they are the lowest priced
> > machines on the market, which ideally doesn't make for a good server. The
> > Dimension T's are much better for that, which is what I have both at home
> > and at work. 
> > 
> > However, on a technical note, the r's just have bad hardware most of the
> > time, with regards to FreeBSD anyways. So, I don't know what to say other
> > than that. But, on the whole, Dell is a very good company.
> > 
> >  -- Jonathan M. Slivko
> 

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