Local system builders? preferably North York or Thornhill

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

On 06/17/2010 07:57 PM, Walter Dnes wrote:
> * it has PS/2 ports.  WOOHOO!!!!  I have a couple of genuine IBM PS/2
>    "clickety-clack" keyboards that I was getting ready to tearfully throw
>    away, because I couldn't buy new machines with PS/2 ports anymore.

For future reference, you can get a PS/2 to USB converter. I use my 
genuine IBM keyboard with any system, PS/2 or USB.

>    When I saw the VGA/HDMI and especially the PS/2 ports, I knew I was
> going to be buying it.  Does anybody know of any linux-compatability
> show-stoppers with Intel i3 motherboards?  If not, I'm buying.

I have an ASUS P55D running an i5-750. It does not have an integrated 
video card so I use an nVidia GeForce 9600GT (a.k.a. G94) fanless video 
card. It works perfectly well with the nouveau (open source) driver. 
I've had the binary driver working before too. The only issue was the 
built-in Intel HDA sound card. I had no end of problems with PulseAudio 
with that until I disabled on-board card and plugged in an ancient 
SoundBlaster.

The power supply I bought was the OCZ Stealth XStream 500W ($66 last 
September). That is on sale right now at NCIX for $20. It might include 
shipping. If you purchase one of their specials that has shipping 
included, they ship everything else free.
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Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis
1419-3266 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON
Canada  M4N 3P6

<http://dinamis.com>
+1 416-410-3326
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