david, i went ahead and took the plunge with a new PC from pioneer with ubuntu; pretty excited about it all... as i write elsewhere in this post, i have been using a non-windows environement now, exclusively, for some months, but with very restricted range of things i could do; to be honest, workign with ubuntu 5.4, and very limited ram, i wasn't even able to work out how to get totem video to work, and was unsuccessful at installing a SINGLE program.. however, undaunted, and more enthusiastic (philosophically and every other way) about linux in general and ubuntu in particular, i have perservered and now i'm days away of taking possession of the new baby...
by reading some of the posts here, i can tell i'm in for a steep learning curve; do you have any stuff you can share that might bear on my situation? specifically, i'm looking to invest a couple of hundred dollars in linux/ubuntu books... where do i start? is amazon the cheapest way to go? if not, could you redirect me? regs, rufus On 23 Jul, 10:05, David Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 22/07/2007 08:28:21 PM: > > > > > I was wondering if there is anyone here who could help me by looking > > at the quote below (from pioneer) and telling me if there are any > > obvious specs that jump out and strike the reader as odd, or as > > overkill, or under-resourced, or in any other way out of balance.. > > > i'm a newbie who is attracted to this deal because it comes with > > ubuntu pre-installed (the only one, as far as i know, available to me > > in australia) > > BUT! i want to be sure that everything will work when i get it, bc i > > want to hit the ground running with my ubuntu experience > > > so, specifically: > > > 1. if a company like pioneer says it will pre-install ubuntu, can one > > be reasonably sure that they bed all the software in and test drive it > > in the factory before shipping it to me? > > > 2. can i expect that there will be no compatibility issues > > > 3. how important is the 64/32 bit issue? > > > 4. finally, is my method good? ie, would i better off just getting a > > windows computer and then installing ubuntu from a CD (i am not a > > natively brilliant adept at computers, so my way forward will have to > > be with lots of good books, good advice and support) > > > thanks heaps, > > rufi > > > here's the info: > > > DreamVision Power Core2 PC > > Configuration Summary > > Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4G 4M Cache 1066M FSB Processor > > PC Memory 2GB (2 x 1GB) 800MHz DDR2 RAM > > MotherBoard Intel P965 Chip Set LGA775 Mother Board DP965LTck > > Graphics nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB PCI Express Graphics Card > > Sound Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio > > 2nd Graphics None > > 3.5" Hard Disk 320GB 7,200RPM Serial-ATA Hard Drive > > 3.5" Hard Disk 2 None > > 3.5" Hard Disk 3 None > > HD Partition Single Partition > > 5.25 Optical Drive 16x DVD-/+RW Dual Layer Drive > > Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000M Ethernet LAN > > IDE RAID ( for same HD only) None > > Wireless PCI Card None > > 5.25" Optical Drive 2 16x DVD-Rom Drive > > Modem 56K V.90 Internal Modem > > Floppy Drive 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive > > Card Reader None > > TV Tuner None > > PC Monitor Chi Mei CMV 946D 19" Wide Screen 2ms WXGA (1440 X 900) LCD > > Monitor > > Projector None > > PC Keyboard/Mouse Microsoft Basic PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Value Pack > > MFC, Printer BROTHER DCP-130C Piezo Colour Inkjet Flatbed Digital 4 in > > 1 Multi-Function Centre > > Ext. Speakers 5.1 Channel Surround Speaker System with Subwoofer > > Case DreamVision MiDi Tower 400w ATX Case 3326 > > Operating System Ubantu Linux OS Pre-loaded > > Warranty Pioneer DreamCare 1 Year On-Site Pickup and Return Warranty > > Production Lead Time Standard Order, Ready in 3-5 Working Days > > Freight Star Track Road Express (for all PC with Monitor, up to 20kg > > per box, Australia wide. reference only) > > > RRP (Ex-GST) $1,820 > > GST $182 > > Total Amount $2,002 > > I won't go into the specifics of your proposed machine except to say I > have a laptop from Pioneer preloaded with Ubuntu and I am very happy with > both the machine and Pioneer's service. > > Mine's an AMD Turion 64 bit dual core, FWIW. > > David > > NOTICE > This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the addressee(s) only and > may be confidential. They may contain legally privileged or copyright > material. You should not read, copy, use or disclose them without > authorisation. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the > sender as soon as possible by return e-mail and then please delete both > messages. This notice should not be removed. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List -http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs:http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
