Well, it’s been a week since I built the machine and as promised I wanted to provide some benchmarks and final thoughts on this project. I tested the machine using Windows XP Pro 32bit and Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit so I could get a good handle on it’s capabilities. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 for more details on this build.
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I have received quite a few questions about how I installed Ubuntu using a flash drive on my $200 computer build and how someone would do it if they didn’t already have a Ubuntu machine to set up the flash drive. Here is the answer…
I took these pictures back in December with my Orion SkyQuest XT8 Classic Dobsonian Telescope and my girlfriend’s Olympus FE-340 Digital Camera.
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I started this week with the goal of building a machine with a budget of $200.
After some looking around, the Intel Atom 330 CPU/board combo fit the bill.
This box will by no means be a gaming power house (it’s not designed to be) but it will certainly get the job done for standard computing and could make a sweet home server, NAS, or media box. Power consumption was not really my concern with this build.. however, a quick calculation puts the following configuration at less than 100 watts under heavy load.
Here is the hardware and software I’ve picked for the build:
I’ve decided to learn Python and since version 3 just came out I’ve decided to start learning the new version. Here are the steps to install it in Ubuntu. It installs separate from the stock version and will not affect it.
I found this video from 2001 while surfing YouTube. It’s very interesting to hear Linus’ take on his creation and what it’s become.
I’ve always loved the old DOS games, I learned to type playing Zork in the late 80’s and often miss the pixilated goodness of the older games. In this article we will install a pretty slick app called DOSBox and get it rigged for some vintage fun.
Quite a few times I’ve seen people asking “what can I do with Ubuntu?” I’ve decided to do a little write up on how I use Ubuntu as not only a desktop, but a home web server. It’s easy to find instructions for installing the LAMP stack, but most are lacking some of the information a new user needs for a complete set up.
