Something to consider is you can get a decent SSD for another 60 or so and that machine will run like a champ. The only weirdness you may have is for multiple displays. On Aug 2, 2015 9:48 AM, "Steve Litt" wrote: > Bring over a System Rescue CD and a Lubuntu 15.04 live CD to make sure > it works (no HD, after all). You can look at /proc/* and lshw to verify > that what he says is in there is in there. You can look > at /proc/cpuinfo to verify that it has hardware virtualization. If it > works with System Rescue CD, and it is substantially as described > including the CPU having hardware virtualization, do the following: > > * Do NOT grind him on price. He might change his mind. > > * Whip out $60 cash, get a receipt. > > * Drive 4 blocks away, where he can't see or hear you. > > * Get out of the car, do a victory dance. > > * Order a fifty buck SATA hard disk from Newegg when you get home. > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339. > Because you're moving, have it go to someone you trust to keep it > safe. DO NOT have it go to the address you're moving out of or the > address you're moving to. It will be gone. > > * Install the hard drive, install Linux, have fun. > > * For extra credit, you might want to install 16GB RAM on there and > turn it into a monster VM machine. Take it from me, VMs, not metal, > are where you want to do your experimentation. > > SteveT > > > On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:09:04 -0700 > Stephen Partington wrote: > > > Yep > > On Aug 2, 2015 8:07 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > > > > > the price is good even without the hard drive? > > > > > > On 8/2/15, Michael Havens wrote: > > > > even without the hard drive? > > > > > > > > On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: > > > >> For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle > > > >> the AMD drivers. That will be a touch special. > > > >> On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering > > > >>> me a computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 > > > >>> and he gives the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but > > > >>> does it sound like a good deal? > > > >>> -- > > > >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Case: Antec 300 > > > >>> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H > > > >>> > http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov > > > >>> > > > >>> --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz > > > >>> > > > http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW > > > >>> > > > >>> --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB > > > >>> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, > > > >>> HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. > > > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU > > > >>> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive > > > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >