From: khaoskhreature@hotmail.com   
      
   Hi,   
      
   Just moved house and as part of the throw away/keep process found I had   
   enough bits to make a couple of pcs.   
      
   I remember seeing BeOS a while ago and I'd like to build a BeOS box and a   
   Linux box.   
      
   I figured a copy of 5 Max would run ok on a PII-350 with 256MB RAM and a 1G   
   disk.  I used to be a Unix sys admin and I've done loads of Win stuff, but   
   I've never touched BeOS.   
      
   Just started reading alt.os.beos so if there's a FAQ I've missed, sorry.   
      
   I want to make a machine for playing media stored on an XP machine, the old   
   PII box is a lot quieter than any of my newer hardware and I think it would   
   sit acceptably in a room playing music for parties, movies etc.  I've a   
   selection of Ethernet cards so I should be able to get something to work   
   with the available drivers.   
      
   I don't mind spending time reading documentation before I start, but can any   
   of you tell me up front if I'm likely to hit any show-stoppers ?   
      
   Thanks in advance,   
      
   Alan Walker   
      
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