[CS-FSLUG] A Missionary's Hardware Questions

[@ndrew]

> I would suggest a P4/1.5 MHz with 512 MB RAM. HDD: 80 GB. Use 
> a 1024x768 screen with 24 bpp.

^- I'm almost positive he meant 1.5GHz, not MHz. :-p

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz 
> [mailto:Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of Eduardo Sanchez
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 8:13 AM
> To: A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group.
> Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] A Missionary's Hardware Questions
> 
> Hi Helmut,
> 
> Welcome to the list. Now about your request,
> 
> On Wednesday 01 September 2004 05:48, Berkah wrote:
> [snip]
> 
> First thing: When you have good, quality components, and the 
> processor is something within this 5 or 6 years, then the two 
> most important variables here are RAM and disk space.
> > 
> > Both PCs:
> > 
> > Main OS: Linux, but for the first 6 months we still need a dual-boot
> PC with
> > (forgive me to mention it) Windows XP.
> > 
> > PC 1:
> > "normal" user, mainly OpenOffice (all components), Bible software,
> E-Mail,
> > MP3 (sermons, tribal soundfiles), some basic work on pictures.
> 
> PC1: I would suggest a processor of at least 400 MHz, with at 
> least 192 MB of RAM (256 minimum recommended). Use an 800x600 
> screen with 16 bpp color depth. HDD: 40 GB
> 
> 
> > 
> > PC 2:
> > More "power user": additional to PC 1 a lot of DTP (which 
> software is
> there
> > for Linux?), edditing pictures, larger text files and 
> presentations, 
> > database etc.
> 

> 
> About the desktop publishing software: Use Scribus 1.2. It's 
> simply terriffic.
> 
> Blessings,
> 
> Eduardo 
> 
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> Prof. Eduardo Sanchez
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