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To: g_m10 who wrote (140)	1/8/1999 11:20:00 AM
From: Judd	Read Replies (1) of 484

Lets see: Motherboard: get a name brand, no cheap crap and no sound or video on the motherboard. I have had trouble with those. IDE, or SCSI, both are well supported. Mouse: Serial are easier, although PS/2 is ok. Modem: No Winmodems. Video Card: I use S3s because I know they work. Search for the XFree86 web site and look for a compatibility list. I don't have the URL handy. They are pretty good at supporting video cards. Sound Card: I use Sound Blaster because I know they work, something else will probably work, but I don't know for sure. Network card: Most work. cdroms shouldn't be a problem. ZIP drives should work, but I haven't done it. Hapauge TV cards work. Scanners: SCSI, go to the SANE site and read the compatibility list. Anything else? The ones with out a brand name on them are the best! Here's my theory on hardware. My time is money. I can pay $50 for a real soundblaster16, plug it in and it'll work. I can pay $5 for a generic sound card, spend days getting it working and recompiling the kernel or whatever to get it to work. I'll pay the $50.

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