Now you know why smart people don't take benchmarks for face value. My computer might edit video better than yours, or play games faster, but do you want it as your company email server?
To misquote the oft-cited Slashdot Linux line - "I'm going to install (%distro) on my parent's home machine!" But would you really? Would you really install Red Hat or Mandrake on your parent's machine, when you know all they need is a web browser, an email client and perhaps an instant messenger client? Would you *really* take the time to install it, secure it, solve dependency issues and then *teach* them step-by-step how to use the OS until they reached the point where they weren't calling you five times a week for support?
Netscape on Windows 98 and Netscape in RedHat aren't very different as far as web browsing and the email client go...
I'm pretty sure my mom couldn't tell much of a difference
My mom doesn't know "Windows", so "Linux" wouldn't be much of a jump. Hell, if it has a mouse and a modern GUI she can use it. Just setup an icon on the desktop for establishing the dial up connection (If you've got cable, one less step), an icon for StarOffice, and another for AOL Instant Messenger.
Rare really extended the SNES's life, and pushed the limits of the system.
Donkey Kong Country (okay, so the sequels were just new art)
Killer Instinct
They also made great games for the N64, like Goldeneye. Being from PC land with Quake and all, I wasn't real impressed by the multiplay/graphics/play control but the rest of the world was!
They might not be the fastest, the most secure, , but they have the best chance (to me) of being successful.
Many of the other Linux companies seem like garage-based outfits, and some of them are. Not to leave the little guy out, but personally I think RedHat has the best shot out of any Linux vendor. Besides, it's probably worse to have 5-6 distributions duking it out with each other.
Slashdot Mirror
That are not corporate sites, like Microsoft.com, etc
I'm talking...ad-supported.
Now you know why smart people don't take benchmarks for face value. My computer might edit video better than yours, or play games faster, but do you want it as your company email server?
I'd rather play games at the peak of PC gaming then now.
Sierra Adventures, the first LucasArts games, Wolf/Doom, Epic Megagames, Apogee, Prince of Persia, the list goes on
Integrated Trident Blade 3D/Pro Media AGP 4x graphics
Up to 8 MB shared video memory
I think I'll stick with my
People buy the computers they have to use at work.
Why do you think the IBM PC exploded at home, when it SUCKED at Games/Graphics/Sound up until the mid-late 90s??
So office workers could drag their lotus 1-2-3 and related shit home and work on it after watching Wheel of Fortune.
The Amigas and Apples had capabilites that SHAMED the IBM PC when it came to games.
Big, slow, ugly PC.
Granted, if they got KOffice/StarOffice/OpenOffice working on these machines, it'd be a much better start.
It hit 1GHz back in June
Tom's Hardware
seemed a rare combination of luck (bounced 16 times and landed on its base petal)
It was either luck, or more calculations of 'rocket science' than you'll ever comprehend.
This guy was on Tech TV the other day.
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/st
There's a link to the article
http://www.gnu.org
And this is Microsofts fault HOW?
It would be more of a 'consultant' problem
Find someone to design and build this cluster for free.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/18/221
There's barely $200,000 worth of price difference there. 10% of the total saved by using Linux. Worth it?
(of course by community they mean the few guys they personally know and who make money using their MS knowledge)
Are you kidding me?
Want to make some cash?
Get a group of guys together who have MCP's and MCSE's, maybe an A+ and Cisco guy for cool logos to put on your business cards.
Go around 'consulting' networks for the local small businesses for $60 an hour, $120 an hour for the SE's
If you can find the business and there's not much competition, it's like taking sugary treats from an infant.
To misquote the oft-cited Slashdot Linux line - "I'm going to install (%distro) on my parent's home machine!" But would you really? Would you really install Red Hat or Mandrake on your parent's machine, when you know all they need is a web browser, an email client and perhaps an instant messenger client? Would you *really* take the time to install it, secure it, solve dependency issues and then *teach* them step-by-step how to use the OS until they reached the point where they weren't calling you five times a week for support?
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Netscape on Windows 98 and Netscape in RedHat aren't very different as far as web browsing and the email client go
I'm pretty sure my mom couldn't tell much of a difference
My mom doesn't know "Windows", so "Linux" wouldn't be much of a jump. Hell, if it has a mouse and a modern GUI she can use it. Just setup an icon on the desktop for establishing the dial up connection (If you've got cable, one less step), an icon for StarOffice, and another for AOL Instant Messenger.
Video game programmers from Europe RULE.
They are second to none in fun, intuitive games.
A close runner-up are the boys in Austin.
Back on topic:
Rare really extended the SNES's life, and pushed the limits of the system.
Donkey Kong Country (okay, so the sequels were just new art)
Killer Instinct
They also made great games for the N64, like Goldeneye. Being from PC land with Quake and all, I wasn't real impressed by the multiplay/graphics/play control but the rest of the world was!
That's called Licensing
My Bondi Blue iMac has ability to upgrade the video memory from 2MB to 6MB....
Isn't that an oxymoron?
I could use it on my car
Not entirely, but it would help get the freeloaders off.
If you're going to be a wireless 'hippy', submit your location to an online database or something.
I know places where I can plug into CAT5 or RJ45 phone lines, but I don't walk in to companies, pluggin' in.
Anyone who buys a PC from WalMart....
Poor folks used to buy eMachines....
WAY back they bought Packard Bell
Do it with XMMS and 500 songs! Then we can all go to jail!!
I 'stole' a slurpee from 7-11 for $1.29 too!
They might not be the fastest, the most secure, , but they have the best chance (to me) of being successful.
Many of the other Linux companies seem like garage-based outfits, and some of them are. Not to leave the little guy out, but personally I think RedHat has the best shot out of any Linux vendor. Besides, it's probably worse to have 5-6 distributions duking it out with each other.
You can get the big, refrigerator sized SGI's for fractions of a penny on the dollar
StarOffice works great. I'm using all-linux outside the office.
But, StarOffice isn't quite what you might be looking for...