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I've done it! I installed Linux!

Another newbie here. I installed Mandrake 8 on Friday and this is my first non-Windows Internet session. My Multitech external dialup modem worked fine with no hassles. But to make the connection to the Internet I had to go into the Mandrake Control Center and log in as root. Seems odd. I'll...
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- Post #13
- Jun 17, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Gosharkss: Is it a myth that a flat CRT is best?

Well, I got my Cornerstone C910 on Monday, but just got around to hooking it up this AM. It looks great -- both the physical unit and the image onscreen! This $269 19" shadow-mask non-flat CRT is side-by-side with my $450 17" Decaview PA380 aperture- grille cylindrical section...
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- Post #21
- Mar 1, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Gosharkss: Is it a myth that a flat CRT is best?

Thank you, Gosharkss. I went ahead and ordered the C910. I seems to be a great deal for the resolution I need. If it meets my expectation, I'll decide whether to make its companion the exact same or to explore my curiosity about the P1600 or P1700.
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- Post #12
- Feb 22, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Gosharkss: Is it a myth that a flat CRT is best?

Boy, I'm beginning to feel like a cheapskate. According to what I read, if the convergences of two models of monitor are equivalent, the dot pitches are equivalent, and the resolutions to be used are the same, then the image quality of those two models should be equivalent. The Cornerstone...
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- Post #10
- Feb 21, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Gosharkss: Is it a myth that a flat CRT is best?

The P1460 is my top contender. However, I wish it had dual inputs; or I wish Cornerstone had a superpremium 19" going for about $600. The nagging thing is whether that flat screen is going to cost me in focus: thus curiosity about its image comparison with the C910.
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- Post #6
- Feb 21, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Gosharkss: Is it a myth that a flat CRT is best?

Also considering the 21" Cornerstone P1700. A big question is how much resolution can I run off a 32MB dual head video card.
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- Post #4
- Feb 20, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Gosharkss: Is it a myth that a flat CRT is best?

Mday, thanks. Was kind of hoping to have one shadow mask and one aperture grille. But as a text workstation, two shadow masks would work. I'd been debating the merits of the Cornerstone 1460 ($469 flat-screen 19" shadow mask, capable of 1600x1200 @85Hz)versus the Cornerstone 910 ($269...
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- Post #3
- Feb 19, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Gosharkss: Is it a myth that a flat CRT is best?

Desiring the crispest possible display, am I being retro to seek out a long-neck, curved-screen shadow-mask CRT? Though flat screens are in vogue, I gather that: * A curved screen lends itself to better focus, especially toward the edges. I can adjust the location of ambient room lighting to...
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- Thread
- Feb 18, 2001
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Poll: KT133A Round 1

Soltek SL-75KAV. It's what I got after seeing many good reviews saying solid stability and great OC. Currently running Duron 600 @869 using 133 MHz FSB and 6.5 multiplier. CPU temperature is 41 C, system temperature is 24 C. My $149.99 board requires changing dipswitches and jumpers to alter...
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- Post #32
- Feb 4, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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any one ever use soltek mainboard here?

My Soltek SL75KAV will arrive Friday. They can be bought at: http://soltekusa.safeshopper.com/8/19.htm?836 I did not see any dual CPU boards there, though.
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- Post #3
- Jan 24, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Best KT133A mobo??

Soltek SL-75KAV owners: Does your board have jumper JP17 ? It's supposed to be present in PCB versions F1 or later. What version did you recieve from SoltekUSA in last couple of weeks? The issue is FSB > 133 MHz not automatically switching from a PCI divider of 3 to 4. See...
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- Post #95
- Jan 21, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Best KT133A mobo??

If you want to see some overseas OC results, check out: http://www.ocworkbench.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002661.html
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- Post #82
- Jan 19, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Got my Epox 8KTA3 (KT133a) Mobo today! =)

Mustanggt: What doesn't make any sense? << Geist3 That dosent make any sense. IM sure when your KT7A comes you will have no trouble getting to 145 FSB. >> In the "Best KT133A mobo" thread, I passed some OC Workbench info re VIA chip pre Week 50 hitting 145 MHZ FSB max; and post...
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- Post #31
- Jan 18, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Best KT133A mobo??

Looks like VIA KT133A chipsets manufactured after week 50 are the bomb, capable of 160 MHz FSB, whereas earlier chipsets max out at 145 MHz FSB. See: http://www.ocworkbench.com/
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- Post #71
- Jan 18, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Got my Epox 8KTA3 (KT133a) Mobo today! =)

Seems I remember in Anand's article about OCing with the 133 FSB that Durons can do marvelously, but that T-Birds cannot. Something about the L2 cache not being able to take it, I believe. So, maybe don't blame the board. A Duron 750 was used in the PC Review test on the Soltek A Duron 600 was...
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- Post #22
- Jan 18, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards

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