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Lee:
Thane,
I have tried TC (don't remember what version) on a couple of Dell Dimensions (Dimensia?), the 4600 model, and the video didn't look right - colors way off.
Doesn't work right on a Poweredge 2200 server, either.
Works fine on a Dimension 4700.
Works fine on Poweredge SC440.
Microcore (with X & JWM) runs on Precision T1500 but needs waitusb > 5.
I may have an old Optiplex floating around my basement that I could plug in and test (or I may have stripped and pitched the last of them).
Lee
thane:
Thanks for the replies.
My immediate budget situation isn't dire, but (besides the financial uncertainties a lot of people are facing) I'm probably going to have to replace the Windows XP PC my wife uses (Dell Dimension!) with a straight retail Windows 7 box (I don't have much hope of converting her to anything else). So my TCL hobby is definitely lower priority.
^thehatsrule^:
Lee: most likely due to intel igp, or similar. If interested, there are various fixes/workarounds in these forums.
curaga:
Both the fitpc2's have the Poulsbo graphics, so not recommended. Norhtec's Sis cpus sometimes have issues, and they (as the Atom) would not be an upgrade compared to a P3 in speed.
Via's stuff is nice, if not a little expensive. Nano would be an upgrade, the others not.
A recent AMD box on the cheap might be the best new choice, costing about the same as an atom nettop but with loads more speed and extensibility.
Lee:
--- Quote ---Lee: most likely due to intel igp, or similar. If interested, there are various fixes/workarounds in these forums.
--- End quote ---
Thanks Hats. Turns out the 2200 was so old even I didn't want it (now -that's- old!) and I haven't inherited the 4600's (yet).
I still haven't rummaged around for an Optiplex. I inherited some of those from work a year or two (or three) ago but didn't keep most of them intact as they were the same basic vintage as my Compaqs (which I already knew were reliable) so most of the Optiplexes got cannibalized and the carcasses recycled. I seem to recall one or two Optiplexes coming along much later than the rest though... I think this is why my wife refers to my toys as "that junk".
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