RE: Re[4]: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT

2000-08-18 Per discussione JRobertson
Title: RE: Re[4]: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT Mike is right, I didn't mean such extremes... Of course not. My first response was meant to be sarcasm. And Mike is right about the platforms, too. OSs (plural) for the x86 platform should be able to support all the hardware available for

RE: Re[6]: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT

2000-08-18 Per discussione JRobertson
Title: RE: Re[6]: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT If you buy a new tire for your car and the car starts pulling so bad that you can't keep it on the road, who is to blame? Don't blame the car manufacturer just because the car doesn't support whatever tire you want to buy. Well if 80% of

RE: [newbie] laptops

2000-08-18 Per discussione JRobertson
Title: RE: [newbie] laptops Try Dell , I have loved the way mine has performed. I have Windows 98 Se and linux 6.0 running both are good working on it. I have only one gripe . That is the sereen is not big enough. That is weird. We have Dell Inspirons here and one of the best features is

RE: Re[2]: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT

2000-08-17 Per discussione JRobertson
Title: RE: Re[2]: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT But - seriously - with the right parts Linux is very easy to install. This doesn't seem ok, having to choose my hardware according to what OS I want to use. You are absolutely correct. I wish I could run Win98 on my Amiga. For that matter,

[newbie] Default Package Choices?

2000-08-17 Per discussione JRobertson
Title: Default Package Choices? Does Mandrake document the packages that are installed by default with each type of install? For example, if I use the Server install, what packages are installed? Thanks, Jon

[newbie] Message Format

2000-08-17 Per discussione JRobertson
Title: Message Format What format are my messages showing up in? It should be plain text. But when I get my own message back it doesn't look like plain text. I hate Outlook. Unfortunately, I have to use it at the office... :( Jon

RE: [newbie] Message Format

2000-08-17 Per discussione JRobertson
Title: RE: [newbie] Message Format Outlook's default is HTML (gah) but you can change it :) I know that. I *have* changed it. (Your messages are showing up in HTML format) Argh!!!