not to mention the fact that they would operate even better on Linux
because memory management is far superior on a Linux machine than a
windows box.
--
Mark
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Carjam wrote:
> Linux could do those games easeily, but most of them have only been writen
> for windows. Some of them, such as half-life, are out for linux and run fine
> on it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dacia and AzureRose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 9:57 PM
> Subject: [newbie] OT *delicate cough* OT
>
>
> Windows is the best damn video game machine I've ever
> seen. For me, it is nothing but a glorified nintendo
> and it is VERY good at that. I thank those freaks at
> microsoft every time I sit down and play my favorite
> games because those games are beautiful and they would
> never run on a console.
>
> As someone else pointed out, every OS has its
> strengths and its weaknesses. Its not a matter of
> better or worse its a matter of which one will do the
> job you need to do.
>
>
> Dacia
> --- Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > who is being racist here. windows sucks and that's
> > the truth. no racism
> > there. :)
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> >
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> >
> > On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Darren Hall wrote:
> >
> > > Yes i agree. But, 1. this is for linux news not
> > personal views on Windows.
> > > 2. The claims (which are obviously biased) that
> > Win9x is not on operating
> > > system is just rediculous. Despite any personal
> > feeling you may have about
> > > the OS it is still plain and simply, an Operating
> > System. I would prefer to
> > > not spend my time dealing with this subject
> > anymore. This is a mailing list
> > > for people seeking knowledge and one bad "opinion"
> > from a person may have a
> > > severe effect on someone just starting out.
> > Limiting their experience and
> > > personal growth in everything that is out there.
> > Each OS has something to
> > > offer. Let us try to not be so racist. That is my
> > only point.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tom Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 7:08 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] *delicate cough*
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > > > > It would be better if you actually researched
> > something before you went
> > > > > spouting off. You really have done an
> > outstanding job at making yourself
> > > > > look completely incompetant.
> > > >
> > > > We don't need personal attacks here either.
> > Everyone is
> > > > _entitled_ to give their opinions, experience,
> > etc... right or wrong
> > > > Gawd I know sometimes it's just a little brain
> > fade on my part ;)
> > > > Chill out a little.
> > > >
> > > > In the meantime, I hear cooker's fixin to be
> > in an internal
> > > > code freeze in 'bout 2 weeks. KDE2 and XF-4
> > should be release
> > > > grade by then also. My guess, look for Mandrake
> > 7.2 come late
> > > > September/early October. XF-4, KDE2, and the
> > fixable problems fixed
> > > > with those some of y'all had with 7.1
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > ~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Adrian Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 1:32 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] *delicate cough*
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > somebody said:
> > > > > > "Windows 3.0 thru 3.11 are not opperating
> > systems. They are just
> > > shells,
> > > > > > running on top of dos. Windows 95 is an
> > opperating system. It contains
> > > a
> > > > > > completly new filesystem(fat32 and fat16
> > with changes to support long
> > > > > > filenames) and a new io.sys. windows 98 is
> > really windows 95 with a
> > > few
> > > > > > cosmetic changes."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > nooooooo.....
> > > > > > don't make me go balistic.
> > > > > > win95 is not an OS. win95 still ran on DOS,
> > M$ just changed the name
> > > of
> > > > > many of the DOS files so no one would know it.
> > this was on of the
> > > things
> > > > > some of the computer magazines pointed out
> > when win95 came out (along
> > > with
> > > > > the fact that IE took an inventory of the
> > software on your computer &
> > > sent
> > > > > that information to M$ when you logged on the
> > internet). of course, M$
> > > > > denied this at first, but eventually admitted
> > it was true. it may have
> > > a
> > > > > new file system, but it's not an OS - they
> > just did a slightly better
> > > job of
> > > > > hiding DOS.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i think there were actually more changes
> > made in win98, under the
> > > hood.
> > > > > one case in point. PKZIP, the command line
> > version, will run fine in a
> > > DOS
> > > > > box under win95, under win98 however it will
> > just crash. PKWare had to
> > > come
> > > > > up with a new program to run PKZIP from a
> > command line in win98.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > that's my opinion....
> > > > > > and you all know what opinions are like
> > > > > > *haha*
> > > > > >
> > > > > > adrian
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Adrian Smith
> > > > > > 'de telepone dude
> > > > > > Telecom Dept.
> > > > > > x 7042
> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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