[olug] Advice on a white box builder

Daniel Pfile daniel at pfile.net
Thu Jun 27 01:10:53 UTC 2002


On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 19:45, Brian Wiese wrote:
> Computer 2 Go in Bellevue, Cornhusker road.  Exit East on Hwy 75.. its in
> the corner of the strip mall just north of Cornhusker, in the corner of
> the mall.
> 
> I got some parts there for a system I was fixing for a friend, and the
> prices were not 'out of this world cheap!' ... but pretty good/competitive
> (as one can be in retail computer sales) and I think they're pretty
> honest.  
> 
> Also ++ they had a linux box up to play with last time I was there...
> Mandrake I think... and being the linux guy that I am... I kindly logged
> them out of X as ROOT! =) created a user account, and restarted X for
> them.  Then enabled the KMail to use localhost SMTP to send out a quick
> spam mail to a friend. =)  At least he had a linux box up, its an option.
> 
> Their website is pretty plain though: 
> http://www.computers2go.com/default.asp

I'll third the computers to go recommendation, darby has always seem to
back up his work. If I *have* to have a part or two *today* I usually
just go to dit though, they have low prices, and I haven't had that bad
of an experience with them yet. Other than that, I just order parts
online usually.

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-- Daniel Pfile - daniel AT pfile DAWT net


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