.os2.ecomstation:811   
   From: me@privacy.net   
      
   In , on 02/07/2011    
      at 10:27 PM, rcpj@panix.com (Pierre Jelenc) said:   
      
   >I am in the process of gearing up toward buying a new computer, and I    
   >would like to get something with some flavor of Linux pre-installed, on    
   >which I can then add eCS 2. Knowledgeable Linux persons have suggested   
   >the  following two vendors:    
      
   >http://www.system76.com    
   >http://zareason.com   
      
   >Are their systems compatible with eCS? (Mostly low/lowish-end desktops,    
   >but I could consider a laptop if it wasn't too expensive.) What should I    
   >look for or avoid in terms of things like video/sound, CD/DVD (at least   
   >CD  burner and DVD player), etc? My ancient Dell is slowly losing its   
   >wits, so  I do not intend to recycle any of its hardware.   
      
   Are you planning to run eCS directly on the hardware or Virtual Box? If   
   Virtual Box then the major requirement is for the appropriate CPU features   
   as without the required virtualization you can't boot eCS in the Virtual   
   Box.  Beyond that the hardware is emulated.  If directly on the hardware   
   you will need drivers for all the hardware you plan to make use of.   
      
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