Hmm, using a projector is exactly what I do. I found an older 3-tube beast in a church dumpster three years ago; now, my family regularly uses it for watching movies, sporting events, etc. It's sometimes connected to my computer(divx, mpeg, DVD, etc), VCR, laserdisc player, Atari, Nintendo, etc. Our screen is a painted bedsheet on the basement wall, giving us a ~127-inch image (could be larger if there were no ceiling...) This is the way to go if you want to kick back and really enjoy a program. But, when I'm cooking in the kitchen, my 13" sanyo does fine.
First of all, if windows software is absolutely required, programs like Wine and VMware should allow the software to run under linux. Kazaa doesn't have a linux client, for example, yet I use Wine to run it on my Linux box all the time. Where there's a will, there's a way;-)
If possible, buy a 486 DX2-66 or DX4-100 chip off the internet (dirt cheap and quick, in my experience). Most 486 boxes will work at least 66 or 100 Mhz (without overclocking -- just switching jumpers). At least, this will make the X experience much more practical.
Good point. When I was young, I got to use a TI-99/4a Home Computer hooked up to an old, wooden console TV with cassette drive for storage. Before long, I was using all of the 16K for Basic programs -- even making block-by-block porn pictures when my parents weren't looking. I learned SO much from that system before I migrated to a 486. After years of frustration with shitty Windows, I migrated to Linux and am here to stay. Let kids explore, learn, and use their precious intelligence on Linux. Why give them canned garbage from Microsoft?
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Hmm, using a projector is exactly what I do. I found an older 3-tube beast in a church dumpster three years ago; now, my family regularly uses it for watching movies, sporting events, etc. It's sometimes connected to my computer(divx, mpeg, DVD, etc), VCR, laserdisc player, Atari, Nintendo, etc. Our screen is a painted bedsheet on the basement wall, giving us a ~127-inch image (could be larger if there were no ceiling...) This is the way to go if you want to kick back and really enjoy a program. But, when I'm cooking in the kitchen, my 13" sanyo does fine.
First of all, if windows software is absolutely required, programs like Wine and VMware should allow the software to run under linux. Kazaa doesn't have a linux client, for example, yet I use Wine to run it on my Linux box all the time. Where there's a will, there's a way ;-)
If possible, buy a 486 DX2-66 or DX4-100 chip off the internet (dirt cheap and quick, in my experience). Most 486 boxes will work at least 66 or 100 Mhz (without overclocking -- just switching jumpers). At least, this will make the X experience much more practical.
Good point. When I was young, I got to use a TI-99/4a Home Computer hooked up to an old, wooden console TV with cassette drive for storage. Before long, I was using all of the 16K for Basic programs -- even making block-by-block porn pictures when my parents weren't looking. I learned SO much from that system before I migrated to a 486. After years of frustration with shitty Windows, I migrated to Linux and am here to stay. Let kids explore, learn, and use their precious intelligence on Linux. Why give them canned garbage from Microsoft?