[TOOLS] Motherboard and CPU

[Ned Bedinger]

Edgar D' Souza wrote:
> Kevin, my 2c :
> 1. If the power supply is an old one, and an integral part of your
> purchase, it might pay to check that the mobo you're buying accepts
> the mainboard power connectors from that power supply. Been there,
> been bitten :-)
>
 
 
But of course, Kevin could always take out a second mortgage (or 
scrounge coins from under the couch cushions) to replace an old power 
supply with one that is compatible with the mobo.  A free tower case is 
still $40+ off the price of the components for a homebrewed PC....
 
 
> Another great virtualization solution is VMWare - especially good if
> you don't want to spend on a VT processor. A full license for VMware
> Workstation 5 is available for US$199 (packaged distribution) and
> US$189 (electronic distribution). (from
> http://www.vmware.com/products/ws/faqs.html)
 
 
Hackers will also get a kick out of Cygwin--it brings Unix VM (and 
X-Windows) to Windows.  What could be more fun? And it's free.
 
 
See http://www.cygwin.com and http://x.cygwin.com for a brief overview.
 
 
Ned Bedinger
doc at edwordsmith.com