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Request for advice on computer purchasing



PCs for everyone
Near the Cambridge Galleria
www.pcsforeveryone.com

On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 01:55:30PM -0400, C_Principe at telesalesinc.com wrote:
> I am looking into attempting to grab a real cheap used computer to install
> a Linux distro on, and I am looking for recommendations from the list on
> good Boston-area (inside 495) stores to pick up equipment and/or desktop
> computers at very reasonable prices.  This is going to be a hobby computer,
> and I don't have very much cash.  I'm looking for something with 32M
> memory, a CD-ROM drive at any speed, a 1G hard drive, and that's about all.
> I'm not looking to do some major crunching, so I don't think processor
> speed is going to be too much of an issue.
> 
> I would even be willing to buy a motherboard in a case and put the rest
> together myself.
> 
> Please forward your thoughts to my email address.  Thank you in advance for
> your responses.
> 
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