;>From: "Jeanette Russo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Subject: Fw: [newbie] Linux for home consumers?
> >>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 06:35:04 -0500
> >>
> >>
> >>- Original Message -
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Oh, I don't know. Listen to some of our network administrators and they're
beYOND gods or pshcyics. I'm outta here in a few hours at 7am so I can say
that now. What are they going to do? Fire me? So much for the joys of
being a technical support person for an ISP.
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Rick Fry wrote:
>
> What does it take to write a video card driver that some hotshot unix guru
> programmer can't come up with? If they can talk the talk, how about trying
> to walk the walk? I keep hearing about what geniuses inhabit the Unix crowd,
> how about putting up or shutting up?
That's
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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [[newbie] Linux for home consumers?]
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> What does it take to write a video card driver that some hotshot
> unix guru
> programmer can't come up with? If they can talk the talk, how
> about trying
> to walk the walk?
On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> What does it take to write a video card driver that some hotshot unix guru
> programmer can't come up with? If they can talk the talk, how about trying
> to walk the walk? I keep hearing about what geniuses inhabit the Unix crowd,
> how about putting up or shut
>On 16-Aug-99 Rick Fry wrote:
>What does it take to write a video card driver that some hotshot unix guru
>programmer can't come up with? If they can talk the talk, how about trying
>to walk the walk? I keep hearing about what geniuses inhabit the Unix crowd,
>how about putting up or shutting
Device specs would be nice. But Diamond doesn't release THEM either.
Without documentation writing drivers is a tediously painful process of
guesswork. Yes, geniuses inhabit the *nix crowd, but they're only
geniuses, not psychics or gods.
- Theo
Rick Fry wrote:
>
> What does it take
What does it take to write a video card driver that some hotshot unix guru
programmer can't come up with? If they can talk the talk, how about trying
to walk the walk? I keep hearing about what geniuses inhabit the Unix crowd,
how about putting up or shutting up?
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On 16-Aug-99 Rick Fry wrote:
> It's not the card. It's the monitor. The card is a Diamond A50. The monitor
> is a Pixie 770 which is a 17" monitor that both of my Windows run at
> 1280x1024 with 24 bit color. According to the monitor specs, it uses scan
> frequencies between 30-86Hz Horizontal
At www.thelinuxstore.com they are now taking orders for the PIA a Personal
Internet Appliance. It comes preconfigured w/ Red Hat, and is fully
functional as a linux box. All for only $199.
Brian
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From: Dan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>From: Richard Salts <[EMAIL PROT
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 5:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux for home consumers?
>
>
> > If by "home user" he means "the average user", then he's absolutely right
> > (just scanning this list proves that). I
I'm a home user.. I use Mandrake for everything: school work, web surfing,
image manipulation, email, ICQ, IRC... nothing better tha a stable
platform as linux.
El dom, 15 ago 1999, escribiste:
> Somebody was saying to me that he believed Linux was a good corporate tool
> but not a good o
> I am a home user
> The only really big problem with the home user and linux is advertisement...
> remember "Where do you want to go today?" The first time you saw it was
> probably on tv. When was the last time you have seen a linux commercial? I
> never have... Linux doesn't get the advert
I am a home user of Linux (although I am also a computer professional). I am
running Mandrake 6.0 and had absolutely no problems with the installation
(with the exception of getting the proper server for my video card). As a
matter of fact, I had more problems installing Windoze98. ("Plug & Play??
On 16-Aug-99 Richard Salts wrote:
> Somebody was saying to me that he believed Linux was a good corporate tool
> but not a good op system for home use because of it's steep learning curve.
>
> What do the list subscribers here think? Think Linux-Mandrake isn't ready
> for Prime Time yet?
>
> I
At 10:02 AM 8/16/99 -0700, you wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> No they aren't. Do you know any people who don't know anything about
>> computers, who don't WANT to know anything about computers, who just want
>> to surf, get email, and do processing, who run Linux? I don't. And if you
>
>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> No they aren't. Do you know any people who don't know anything about
> computers, who don't WANT to know anything about computers, who just want
> to surf, get email, and do processing, who run Linux? I don't. And if you
I don't know any who do, but they _could
Rick Fry wrote:
>
> Cute. I'm running Mandrake 6.0 with crummy graphics, Windows 98 second
> edition and Windows 2000 release candidate 1 with 1280 by 1024 by 24 bit
> graphics and I haven't seen a bsod in months. I'm running on a celeron 400
> with 128M of ram and 20G of disk space. Haven't froz
your "crummy graphics" problem ( and we won't even
charge you the M$ standard of $150 / hr - 1 hr min)
Regards,
You're average Joe.
Joseph Gardner
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From: Rick Fry [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 7:54 AM
To: [EMAIL
Hello and thanks for your response.
So installers are being worked on for both Mandrake and Red Hat? Very
good. For what this is worth for anyone, I used the Workstation to install
my copy of Red Hat 6.0 and it worked beautifully well. RH 6.0 is still on
my D: drive and it works all right as f
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If by "home user" he means "the average user", then he's absolutely right
> (just scanning this list proves that).
Not quite.
Follow some Windows mailing lists and you'll see people have quite some
trouble getting that to work, also.
Most of the pro
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Rick Fry wrote:
> Cute. I'm running Mandrake 6.0 with crummy graphics,
Did you misconfigure your graphics card? Which are you using?
My Matrox G200 works at 1280x1024, 32 bit, in Linux and FreeBSD...
> Windows 98 second
> edition and Windows 2000 release candidate 1 with 1
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Jeanette Russo wrote:
> The problem is if you look at this list a lot of people start
> I just bought Linux Mandrake 6.0 and can't get it installed.
> So I think the install still needs work.
This is currently being done. 6.1 will have a completely different
installer.
Red H
Rick Fry wrote:
> Original Message Follows
>
> I've only been using linux since May and it's now just about all I use at
> home. It's as easy to use as windows. In fact, I foret I'm not in
> windows, except no BSOD ;o)
>
> __
If by "home user" he means "the average user", then he's absolutely right
(just scanning this list proves that). I'm sure there are people who happen
to be using Linux at home, but tha's not really the point.
If Linux was ready for the "home user", they'd already be using it.
At 12:16 AM 8/16/99
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From: Stephan Rex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux for home consumers?
> Hi Richard,
> I am a linux newbie, but have been in IT for 5 years no and from that back
> gro
Cute. I'm running Mandrake 6.0 with crummy graphics, Windows 98 second
edition and Windows 2000 release candidate 1 with 1280 by 1024 by 24 bit
graphics and I haven't seen a bsod in months. I'm running on a celeron 400
with 128M of ram and 20G of disk space. Haven't frozen up or crashed in that
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux for home consumers?
> On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Richard Salts wrote:
>
> > Somebody was saying to me that he believed Linux was a good corporate
tool
> > but not a good op system for home us
I use it at home. I think its almost ready for primetime. Still a problem
finding out how to make stuff work.
But for the most part I can do everything I can do in Windows on Mandrake.
I think its the best Linux at
this point and I have tried many others. I had to do a lot of reading and I
am s
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> Somebody was saying to me that he believed Linux was a good corporate tool
> but not a good op system for home use because of it's steep learning curve.
>
> What do the list subscribers here think? Think Linux-Mandrake isn't ready
> for Prime Time yet?
>
> I wo
Richard Salts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Somebody was saying to me that he believed Linux was a good corporate tool
but not a good op system for home use because of it's steep learning curve.
What do the list subscribers here think? Think Linux-Mandrake isn't ready
for Prime Time yet?
I wonder.
Hi Richard,
I am a linux newbie, but have been in IT for 5 years no and from that back
ground I would say Linux is in the stage "coming of age". I believe it is
not for the new computer user but is definitely for the average- advanced
computer user. Someone with a little computer experience unde
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Richard Salts wrote:
> Somebody was saying to me that he believed Linux was a good corporate tool
> but not a good op system for home use because of it's steep learning curve.
I disagree.
Linux is more powerful, not more difficult, than Windows.
If people are telling you Li
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On this topic i agree with both Dan Brown and Aaron deRozario. Aaron has a
point in that Linux is not difficult to learn or has a steep learning curve.
It is just that users find it difficult 'cos they still have the Windows
mindset. Example...I ha
I am a home user and I find Mandrake perfect. I don't think the learning
curve is any steeper than for any other OS. The problem most people find
when trying Linux is that it doesn't do things the Windows way. This
doesn't necessarily make Linux harder to use it is just different to use and
it
i am a music composition and electronic music grad student. i got into
linux because of the stereotypical MS windows hatred. i think it is
great, but i wouldnt recommend it to the average joe. i worked for
flashnet tech support for a while, and i definately wouldnt recommend it
to most of the u
I am also a home user, although I am having a few problems, especially
with my sound card (Acer FX-3D -- AD1816 which is supposed to be supported,
but can't get it to work) and my mouse (don't think my Matsonic 3 button
mouse on COM 1, configured as Generic 3 button mouse with 3 button simulation
From: Richard Salts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I wonder. Are there any home users on this list?
I'm a home user. I'm also a tech support rep for a major ISP.
There's no way I'd recommend Linux to the majority of the people with
whom I deal daily. For the most part, it's not a matter of intelli
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