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Building the Perfect Box: How To Design Your Linux Workstation

Issue 36

From Issue #36
April 1997

Apr 01, 1997  By Eric S. Raymond
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This article is a guide to building capable Linux workstations from cheap generic PC hardware.
After You Take Delivery

Your configuration is custom and involves slightly unusual hardware. Therefore, keep a copy of the configuration you wrote down, and check it against both the invoice and the actual delivered hardware. If there is a problem, calling your vendor back right away will maximize your chances of getting the matter settled quickly.

Then install your Linux and have fun.

Eric S. Raymond has been interested in Unix since 1973, on the Internet since 1976, among the leading Emacs hackers since 1983, and maintainer of the Jargon File since 1990. He is listed as a Linux core developer. When not hacking, he is likely to be found reading science fiction, playing jazz flute, or practicing telepathy with his girlfriend's cat. His web page is at http://www.ccil.org/~esr.

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