Re: [newbie] Stoopid question from a soon to be newbie
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 01:16 am, cowinacape wrote: > Howdy all, > > Just a quick question, as I sit here waiting for mailman to deliver our > (the girl friends and mine) mandrake disks. Can we expect Mandrake to > behave the same on her PC as it does on my Mac, ie: does the OS operate > differently on different machine platforms? Or is Mandrake simply mandrake > regardless of where it calls home? > > Thanks Kindly > Dan It operates pretty much the same. Most MAC hardware is supported because there is less of it, and there are some webcams and scanners and modems that don't work under PC. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Stoopid question from a soon to be newbie
On Wednesday 12 February 2003 05:16 am, cowinacape wrote: > Howdy all, > > Just a quick question, as I sit here waiting for mailman to deliver our > (the girl friends and mine) mandrake disks. Can we expect Mandrake to > behave the same on her PC as it does on my Mac, ie: does the OS operate > differently on different machine platforms? Or is Mandrake simply mandrake > regardless of where it calls home? > > Thanks Kindly > Dan hmmm,,, I think the answer to both questions is yes. yes it will look a lot the same and behave the same and you will both have home folders and have to be root to install programs and will have to deal with MSEC. And, yes, in fact no two install on the same machine come out exactly the same way since there are SO damn many choices to make and customize, so it matters less weither you are using a g4 mac or a p4 intel, than it does if you do expert or recomended install. HTH et Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Stoopid question from a soon to be newbie
On Wednesday 12 Feb 2003 10:16 am, cowinacape wrote: > Howdy all, > > Just a quick question, as I sit here waiting for mailman to deliver our > (the girl friends and mine) mandrake disks. Can we expect Mandrake to > behave the same on her PC as it does on my Mac, ie: does the OS operate > differently on different machine platforms? Or is Mandrake simply mandrake > regardless of where it calls home? > > Thanks Kindly > Dan Only to the extent that your Mac CDs are going to be Mandrake 8.2 while hers will be 9.0 and therefore some of the features will be enhanced, and there will be newer applications. Otherwose it will be just the same. One of the strengths of Linux is that it can be compiled on many different hardware platforms. The upcoming 9.1 release will be available for i586 and PowerPC You can try out a Beta version of them both if you have a broadband data connection ftp://ftp.rediris.es/sites/carroll.cac.psu.edu/mandrake-iso derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
