WDSCi minimum hardware to install (was: WebSphere dev studio 5.1)

> I don't mean to steer off into a discussion of hardware
> but maybe this might help.

I think that this might be a breath of fresh air.  Clearly, IBM is not ever
going to recommend the sort of hardware I'm running.  Equally clearly, there
are plenty of  very serviceable machines in this class out in the workplace,
and with the economy the way it is, everybody is looking to cut expenses;
not add to them.

> $100 for 256MB more of RAM!!  I understand
> the motherboard might only allow 128MB max
> per stick.

Yeah, and it's ECC as well.

> I think you could get a barebones PC
-snip-
> Then you just transfer the floppy drive, hard
> drive, CD-ROM, and PCI devices to the new PC.

Or buy a PCI LAN card since it's an AT card in there now.

> I think what Jon is talking about memory for $10 or
> $15 is bargain memory that you see from places like
> Best Buy after rebates once in awhile.

I think you're right.  I always use Mushkin or Crucial in my machines at
home and have never been disappointed.  The folks here have used Brand X and
had odd sporadic problems.

It's an interesting question, since it's my money we're talking about for my
machine at work.  Am I better off to sink a little money into an antique, or
spend twice that and have an essentially new machine altogether?  Most
importantly, what will She Who Must Be Obeyed think?  I can hear her now...
<cue dream music> 'Why would you spend money for a machine at work that does
EXACTLY what yours does now when you could upgrade our old PC here at home?'
<dream music ends with screetch> Ouch.
  --buck