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    Looking for a low cost Linux box - Intel 877/Ubuntu okay?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by ral, Sep 12, 2012.

  1. ral

    ral Notebook Evangelist

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    My secretaries laptop died. Motherboard failure. So I decided to just have her use my trusty old HP Compaq 6510b. I am starting to miss Linux.

    There are several nice Intel 877 options available. Has anyone tried Ubuntu Linux on this processor/chipset.
     
    ral, Sep 12, 2012
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