Some time ago I switched from win98 to Linux to enhance stability and usability. I wanted more control over my systems and more performance. Linux met those requirements and I am really satisfied with the migration.
| part | System 1 passive standby |
System 2 router |
System 3 desktop system |
System 4 notebook |
| board | Chaintech 5IFM | Gigabyte GA-7ZX | Clevo 2200 T | |
| CPU | 386/7DX40 | Intel P133 | Athlon 800 | Celeron 1000 |
| RAM | 64MB | 2x32MB EDO | 512M | 512M |
| graphic | ET4000 | Sparkle S3 Virge DX PCI; 4MB DRAM |
ATI Radeon 7500 | SIS 630 |
| monitor | 15" CRT | 15" CRT | 17,4" DVI/TFT | 14" TFT |
| HD | 256MB | 40GB | 30+60 GB | 20 GB |
| CD |
4x | reader and 4x writer | 52x writer | (DVD-combo) |
| DVD | Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1402 | yes | ||
| FD | 3,5" 5,25" | Teac 3,5" HD | 3,5" | 3,5" |
| ZIP | Iomega 100M IDE | 250 M SCSI extern | ||
| LAN | 10M ISA | 100M PCI | 100M PCI | 100M + 11M WLAN PCcard |
| ISDN | AVM FritzCard ISA | |||
| sound | soundblaster | Yamaha WaveForce 192 XG PCI | On board | On board |
| scanner | Epson Perfection 1650 | |||
| Barcode reader | Datalogic DL80 | |||
| IRDA | Actisys ACT-IR210L | yes | ||
| Flash | Kingston PCREAD USB/CF | PCcard-adapter | ||
| more | Modem | Firewire, Modem |