John Cooper wrote:
> So you are questioning my expertise in Linux? Things improved many years
> ago with the 2.6 kernel. Today they have surpassed Windoz making Linux
> far superior and laptops are no longer problematic.
John, without wishing to put words into anyone's mouth, I don't think
Mark is
oper wrote:
> >
> > From: John Cooper
> > Subject: Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund
> > To: mark_elk...@bcs.org, "Dorset Linux User Group"
> > Date: Tuesday, 24 March, 2009, 6:59 PM
> >
> > Mark Elkins wrote:
> >> Sean
> >
Mark Elkins wrote:
> John
>
> I beg to disagree with your statement although I would agree that things are
> improving all the time.
>
> Mark
>
> --- On Tue, 24/3/09, John Cooper wrote:
>
> From: John Cooper
> Subject: Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund
&
John
I beg to disagree with your statement although I would agree that things are
improving all the time.
Mark
--- On Tue, 24/3/09, John Cooper wrote:
From: John Cooper
Subject: Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund
To: mark_elk...@bcs.org, "Dorset Linux User Group"
Date: Tuesday
John Cooper wrote:
> This is not true anymore. I haven't seen Ubuntu fail to discover all the
> components and configure them correctly. They really have spent much
> time sorting the wireless side. The worst case scenario for wireless is
> you pay $15 to linuxant for their excellent driverloader
Mark Elkins wrote:
> Sean
>
> Even though a staff discount is available is this Acer laptop the best you
> can buy to run Ubuntu? It might actually be a better to buy a Dell (or other
> make if you can get it) with Ubuntu pre-installed.
>
> The reason for this advice has been covered on the Dor
Mark Elkins wrote:
> Sean
>
> £140 for a new 64bit laptop plus perhaps the £20 Vista refund is a serious
> temptation. Might be worth letting us know how it all turns out on this
> particular machine so as to add to the Linux (Ubuntu) knowledge tree.
>
Ah, that's £340 for that laptop - it
Gibbins
Subject: Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund
To: mark_elk...@bcs.org, "Dorset Linux User Group"
Date: Tuesday, 24 March, 2009, 3:45 PM
Mark Elkins wrote:
> Sean
>
> Even though a staff discount is available is this Acer laptop the best you
> can buy to run Ubuntu?
Gibbins
Subject: Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund
To: mark_elk...@bcs.org, "Dorset Linux User Group"
Date: Tuesday, 24 March, 2009, 3:45 PM
Mark Elkins wrote:
> Sean
>
> Even though a staff discount is available is this Acer laptop the best you
> can buy to run Ubuntu?
Provided you buy an intel centrino platform laptop and avoid the
amd/broadcom/ati package that comes with amd's turion mobile platform
your fine with any modern distro.
Hugh
2009/3/24 Sean Gibbins :
> Mark Elkins wrote:
>> Sean
>>
>> Even though a staff discount is available is this Acer laptop t
Mark Elkins wrote:
> Sean
>
> Even though a staff discount is available is this Acer laptop the best you
> can buy to run Ubuntu? It might actually be a better to buy a Dell (or other
> make if you can get it) with Ubuntu pre-installed.
>
> The reason for this advice has been covered on the Dorse
Mar 2009 09:03:43 +
From: Sean Gibbins
Subject: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought
To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List ,
Dorset Linux Users Group
Message-ID: <49c7506f.8060...@funkygibbins.me.uk>
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Hi All,
Apologies for the
Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> Hi Sean,
>
>
>> Now, bearing in mind I can get a 34 refund on Vista Home Premium,
>> that's 16 for 1GB RAM and a 160GB upgrade on the hard drive!
>>
>
> How much is the shipping likely to be given the value of the laptop?
> And who chooses the method (and cost) of sh
Hi Sean,
> Now, bearing in mind I can get a 34 refund on Vista Home Premium,
> that's 16 for 1GB RAM and a 160GB upgrade on the hard drive!
How much is the shipping likely to be given the value of the laptop?
And who chooses the method (and cost) of shipping when Acer return it,
which you pay.
John Carlyle-Clarke wrote:
>
> This came up before with BeOS. Checking Wikipedia and cited links leads to
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/02/20/be_inc_sues_microsoft/
> http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/print.php/3073811/
>
> Short, biased summary: Be Inc. had some agreements to ship dual
Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Well, the software install is obviously a cookie-cutter process with the
> sort of volumes we are discussing, and I refuse to believe this could
> not be similarly automated with a bootable DVD that asks if you want to
> install the OS to the bare drive on first boot. Yes the
Peter Washington wrote:
> Hi Sean,
>
> 2009/3/23 Sean Gibbins :
>
>> John Carlyle-Clarke wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Sean,
>>>
>>> I posted this to #dorset a short while back. It might be useful reading.
>>>
>>> http://ernstfamily.ch/jonathan/2009/03/hp-refunds-520-of-software/
>>>
>>>
>> Hi J
Hi Sean,
2009/3/23 Sean Gibbins :
> John Carlyle-Clarke wrote:
>> Hi Sean,
>>
>> I posted this to #dorset a short while back. It might be useful reading.
>>
>> http://ernstfamily.ch/jonathan/2009/03/hp-refunds-520-of-software/
>>
>
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks for that - it makes Acer's process (see my
John Carlyle-Clarke wrote:
> Hi Sean,
>
> I posted this to #dorset a short while back. It might be useful reading.
>
> http://ernstfamily.ch/jonathan/2009/03/hp-refunds-520-of-software/
>
Hi John,
Thanks for that - it makes Acer's process (see my last reply to myself!)
look positively painles
Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Apologies for the cross post but I am looking for the combined wisdom of
> both and Hants and Dorset as I am in a bit of a hurry.
>
> My daughter is buying a bargain laptop from Tescos where she works and
> gets a staff discount. The said Acer Acer 5735z is on offe
Sean Gibbins wrote:
>
> All help appreciated, and I will post the result of my efforts.
This is looking less painful than I thought it might be - phoned MS who
said Acer will handle the refund, am on the phone to Acer now, listening
to some nice music.
It can't be this easy, surely?
Sean
--
Th
Hi All,
Apologies for the cross post but I am looking for the combined wisdom of
both and Hants and Dorset as I am in a bit of a hurry.
My daughter is buying a bargain laptop from Tescos where she works and
gets a staff discount. The said Acer Acer 5735z is on offer and
therefore there is some ur
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