by I've been running Linux for a while, and really like it, but I want a better
system for it.
Right now, I have an old (!) 486DX-50, an old 32k et4000 card, and a low end
ide controller with a couple of high end and mostly irreplacable ide drives.
Oh yeah, and I've got 8 megs of simms, 70 NS I believe.
What I'd LIKE to do is get a new 50mHz VLB motherboard and throw my current
processor into it, as well as the ram and drives. I'd also like to get a
new video card and controller for the drives.
My problems are these...
First, is VLB worth it, and if so, can anyone recommend a nice VLB
motherboard from somewhere? (This really isn't a problem; I can read. I
REALLy want to know if it's worth it, esp. for 50 mHz..)
Second, can anyone recommend a nice, fast VLB svga card that runs nicely
under svgalib and xfree86? (this one's important. Gotta be at least
hicolor. Windows drivers are strictly optional. :>)
Third, I need a hard drive controller. Is it worth it to get a VLB IDE
controller, non-caching? Whether or not, I've already got cool i/o
separate. Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced IDE controller (VLB,
probably) that either has NO I/O or on which it can be disabled? (Floppies,
while not often used, are necessary, I guess).
Thanks.
Damian
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Damian Frank "Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and
You cannot shirk this and be a man." -Mark Twain