2009/7/18 Tony Harrison :
> Thanks for that, it was the pci=noacpi I had forgot to do. Xubuntu then
> failed while booting anyway, something about X terminal I think it was? But
> I made a new usb stick with ubuntu server on which installed but it would
> only give me the option to install it to th
Thanks for that, it was the pci=noacpi I had forgot to do. Xubuntu then
failed while booting anyway, something about X terminal I think it was?
But I made a new usb stick with ubuntu server on which installed but it
would only give me the option to install it to the usb stick rather than
the HDD. D
2009/7/18 Tony Harrison :
> ...which worked fine, however the next update I did crashed half way through.
> The computer will still boot but gives an error message after logging in
> saying 'unable to initialize HAL' and it will not connect to the internet. I
> made a bootable USB using unetboot
I have messed it up now. I managed to update it to 7.10, using this guide:
http://knolleary.net/2008/12/12/upgrading-the-mpc-l-from-feisty/
...which worked fine, however the next update I did crashed half way
through. The computer will still boot but gives an error message after
logging in sayi
Sean Miller wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 12:02 PM, LeeGroups wrote:
>
>> Yes, I can remember playing chess (against the computer!) on a 1K ZX81...
>> ...well I say 1K, think the video used some memory, so the program was
>> less then 700 bytes and it still played a good game of chess...
>>
2009/7/18 Tony Pursell
> On 18 Jul 2009 at 1:24, John Matthews wrote:
>
> >
> > I have a program that needs to use a pop up window to transfer folders
> > to my Gallery from nautilus. The pop up window is too long, and I cannot
> > get to all of the files in it. Is there any way I can get it so t
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 12:02 PM, LeeGroups wrote:
> Yes, I can remember playing chess (against the computer!) on a 1K ZX81...
> ...well I say 1K, think the video used some memory, so the program was
> less then 700 bytes and it still played a good game of chess...
They managed to create a half-d
Sean Miller wrote:
> 3GB of RAM shouldn't be necessary... software these days are so bloated.
>
> Kids these days wouldn't believe what our galiant heros managed to
> extract out of 48k back in the good old days... not to mention the
> last generation of games on the 1k ZX81.
>
> Sean
Yes, I can
What is this? A vt220 or something?
vt220s will be 132 wide, but I don't know why you're bothering...
Why not simply put a normal monitor on it and get 1024x768 or whatever?
Confused... is this some sort of "retro" thing?
Sean
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2009/7/17 Liam Proven :
> I have just run up a new Ubuntu home server, a Dell PowerEdge 600SC
> (P4, 2.8GHz, 512MB RAM) running 8.04-3. It has a plain VGA monitor -
> monochrome, even - on it. Mostly, I expect to administer it from ssh.
>
> But I do need to use the console sometimes, and it would b
On 18 Jul 2009, at 10:54, Sean Miller wrote:
> 3GB of RAM shouldn't be necessary... software these days are so
> bloated.
>
> Kids these days wouldn't believe what our galiant heros managed to
> extract out of 48k back in the good old days... not to mention the
> last generation of games on the
3GB of RAM shouldn't be necessary... software these days are so bloated.
Kids these days wouldn't believe what our galiant heros managed to
extract out of 48k back in the good old days... not to mention the
last generation of games on the 1k ZX81.
Sean
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On 16 Jul 2009, at 22:28, LeeGroups wrote:
>
>> People do want a work out of the box machine, and Ubuntu isnt totally
>> out of the box, it does need other bits and pieces added, and
>> unless you
>> know that, it doesnt work how most people are used to having a
>> machine
>> work. Unless you
On 18 Jul 2009 at 1:24, John Matthews wrote:
>
> I have a program that needs to use a pop up window to transfer folders
> to my Gallery from nautilus. The pop up window is too long, and I cannot
> get to all of the files in it. Is there any way I can get it so that the
> pop up window fits and
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