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On Sun, 9 Jan 2011, Malcolm Blackmore wrote:
Darn I just deleted the wrong message from "the noob" who is constructing recycled machines. I freecycled 15 made up out of bits and pieces all running Xubuntu or Puppy and they all went like a shot as people only wanted a wordprocessor, browser and email program and my linux sales pitch along with an unbeatable price meant they bit the hook. To the point: I have 3 Fujitsu P4 2.8-3.0ghz slimlines which are more than just useful but simply don't have ram for them - do you have any of the circa 1994 ram, think it succeeded sdram but can't remember what it is called, or was it that sdram succeeded the early noughties ddr ram, my memory is shot. [What is modern ram called??]
Many things.Go to: http://www.crucial.com/uk/ and enter in the motherboard type & model and it'll tell you exactly what it needs. (and offer to sell you some).
The dmidecode command is also handy too. Gordon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq