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In article <ACF2B7D79668E1DA2@macabre.demon.co.uk>, pi@macabre.demon.co.uk (Pi) writes:
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>Hi, I am in the throes of converting to Linux and expect to buy a 486 this
>week. However I am coming over from Macs and am wondering:
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>a) can I run my Mac scsi periphs, eg CDROM, Apple Colour Printer and
>scanner) on a suitably scsi boarded PC?
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>b) what is the minimum spec machine I should get?
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>Thanks
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a) Yes, as long as you can get or program the right drivers under Linux.

b) Any i486 should do, probably with at least 8MB RAM, and a decent Winchester
disc (at least 500MB) to store all that excellent UNIX software you will want
to play with. I'd concentrate more on the classic bottleneck with the PC
architecture, I/O performance; go with a PCI bus, supporting fast hard drives
(better to have several small ones rather than one big one), and a display card
if you are running the X window system. And don't forget an up-to-date serial
chip-set if you want to run a fast modem.

-- 
David Whitwell
http://ducomp.demon.co.uk/~dow