I just got me a new toy! I love it!
Sunday, June 29, 2003 by kona0197 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I just bought me a Dell Laptop. One of the old Pentium 166 mhz with windows 98 models. But The seller included a docking station and more memory and a working battery. It is a Lattitude. I love the little thing!
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Doomgaze
Reply #62 Thursday, July 3, 2003 5:15 PM
Reply #62 Thursday, July 3, 2003 5:15 PM
Very few games run anywhere as nicely in Wine as they do on windows.
i suppose if you like minesweeper its a great platform...
i suppose if you like minesweeper its a great platform...
Tech-Cat
Reply #64 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:12 PM
Reply #64 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:12 PM
If you would like to try Linux without reformatting or partitioning your hard drive, then get Knoppix. Knoppix is Debian based runs live off of a CD-ROM so it does not need to be installed and can be used as a rescue disc. As far as Debian goes the only one I know of that has an easy installer is Libranet. Redhat and Mandrake are known to have easy installers. Mandrake is Redhat based and supports more hardware. Suse is known to have good graphics but poor sound support. I don't know much about Lindows, Lycoris, or other Window emulation based distros. I am not a big fan of emulation. I prefer to run Windows apps on Windows and run Linux apps on Linux.
I recommend Mandrake, but you should try various Linux distros and stick with the one you like best or works best for you.
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I recommend Mandrake, but you should try various Linux distros and stick with the one you like best or works best for you.
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Dr Doog
Reply #65 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:30 PM
Reply #65 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:30 PM
I guess I should have said I've looked at the major distros at distrowatch.com. I meant which for a newbie to linux?
kona0197
Reply #66 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:37 PM
hi.. i am trying mandrake myself and I will tell you the results later.
Got myself 2 more new toys
digital camera
and the CD Godsmack: Faceless
Reply #66 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:37 PM
| people, help me with this! kona? howsabouyou? |
hi.. i am trying mandrake myself and I will tell you the results later.
Got myself 2 more new toys
digital camera
and the CD Godsmack: Faceless
Tech-Cat
Reply #67 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:48 PM
Reply #67 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:48 PM
Mandrake is good for newbies for it's easy istaller. I'm still kind of a newbie myself.
Redhat, Libranet, Lindows, Suse, and Lycoris are also known to be good for newbies. No matter which distro you try, you will need to be prepared to learn.
Redhat, Libranet, Lindows, Suse, and Lycoris are also known to be good for newbies. No matter which distro you try, you will need to be prepared to learn.
Dr Doog
Reply #68 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:51 PM
Reply #68 Thursday, July 3, 2003 6:51 PM
I think I'll do lycoris, then maybe I'l try the one that distrowatch says is good for newbies to get into linux details, and end up with redhat. kmfms.com suggests redhat. many people like redhat. I might also try debian, even if the installs slow. maybe on a new computer, I can download it off of another one.
IPlural
Reply #69 Thursday, July 3, 2003 7:11 PM
Reply #69 Thursday, July 3, 2003 7:11 PM
Thats ok Doomgaze, I don't play games even on PCs though I have bought a few and tried them out, never really got into it much 
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Reply #61 Thursday, July 3, 2003 4:41 PM