Re: Time to buy a new computer

[Wade Hampton <whampton@staffnet.com>]

"Daniel E. Markle" wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 12:00:45PM -0400, Wade Hampton wrote:
> > Only problem is you fast run into the 4 drive limit (1 20G HD, 1 DVD,
> > 1 CD-R/RW, 1 ZIP -- I'm done).
> 
> The limit isn't 4 drives, it's 12.  Linux 2.2 can handle 6 IDE controllers,
> 2.4 will handle 10.  The only problem is the additional slots needed for more
> IDE controller cards, but if you get a dual IDE card, and have two IDE ports
> on the motherboard, you've got 2 controllers for 2 drives (one for each) and
> 2 more controllers for 4 more IDE devices.  Not too bad.
Not bad, but I tend to run out of slots fast (video, video capture,
2 sound cards, 10/100 NIC, modem, etc.)

Cheers,
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