Ctrl-Esc, then, you insensitive clod! BTW, you could actually still be holding the Windows key when you hit R, but with the Ctrl-Esc trick, you can't use it in combination witb something - hit it, let go, THEN hit R, then type calc, then press enter.
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BTW, the story behind the antlers is that some relatives from Florida wanted to prove that their whole family was as crazy as them, and made 20-30 sets of antlers for a family photo.
I got a 2-disc LOTR:FOTR set, a 4-disc LOTR:TTT set, a quarter book, a pair of reindeer antlers (WTF?), and a Pentium 233 MMX box (it'll be a K6-III-400 pretty soon).
Dell and HP both have recycling programs, and I think Dell has a special right now where if you recycle up to 50lbs of equipment for $7.50, you get 10% off your next Hell purchase (yes, I said Hell for a reason - that's what Dell boxes are!).
Umm... if I were a newb, and had a blank HDD, I'd probably end up going with default partitions. (I kicked myself for not adding a FAT32 partition, though...) With Windows, it would get VERY confusing. The average person wouldn't know what the hell Setup was talking about in the blue-screen part.
Damn, my P4-2.2 sometimes has trouble keeping up with my typing... when I've got UT:GOTY, Opera, and Thunderbird running all at the same time. Really, a 386 ISN'T that bad - a 486SLC/2-66 (the IBM one, not the Cyrix one), which was really a 386SX with cache, could perform equally to a 486DX2/66, except when the MCP was called on (it was an old 387SX). The 386DX-40 could kick a 486SX-33 into the ground, and it was cheaper, too. For that matter, the 286-25 was sometimes mistaken for a 386DX-40 in performance, but as soon as one were to try to run a 32-bit app, the part about it being a 286 would rear it's ugly head...
Last I heard, the passengers hijacked the plane back, and couldn't fly it, but they decided that it would be OK as long as the plane didn't hit it's target. Unless, of course, that's the FUD spoonfed to us by the government...
Hmm... a Shuttle is a mini-desktop. It takes almost as much power, but is just a lot smaller. A laptop needs to be low power, not just (semi-)portable. The laptop's the way to go, and go Centrino or Pentium M (TravelMate 290XCi systems seem to be a good deal if you don't game much). Of course, if you're counting Mini-ITX into the game, how much emphasis do you place on upgradability? The Mini-ITX boards can't take anything AGP, and can't take a CPU upgrade (we're strictly talking VIA here), but a laptop probably won't take a CPU upgrade, won't have AGP (unless it's Alienware, and then it's a custom slot), RAM'll be more expensive, so will CPUs, etc., etc. Mini-ITX.com links to a power calculator that calculates draw of the board and how much power supply you'll need for any Mini-ITX board. It's unlikely that you'll need more than 60w, if you were wondering.
I play UT:GOTY on both Linux AND Windows, and the only issues I've seen are that it's a bit choppier on spawning, and that there's no sound (both through Wine - haven't tried the native installer). Framerates seem the same (Intel 845) other than on spawning.
OK, I won't mention Wine, the project itself. However, SuSE seems to be taking a VERY nice approach here. They've got a CD with CodeWeavers' two products, and WineX, called the SuSE Linux Wine Rack for $30. Not bad, huh?
So, what about the people who don't have an extra computer to install Linux with NAT routing on and have satellite, or can't configure the Actiontec 56K modem+2 port router?
OK, I'll correct it for him: How about a reality show with Linus trying to get accelerated video on XFree86 with a nVidia card and a 2.6.x kernel?
Actually, since it's Linus, I think that Linus would win in no time, considering he knows the difference between 2.4.x (what the nVidia drivers are based on) and 2.6.0 fairly well...
Actually, with RedHat, it's pretty much just typing boot, then hitting the enter key or clicking Next, except when you need to change the time zone, and add users.
With Windows, it's deciphering the partitioning and formatting stuff, then, finally you get to click through and type your name, company, and license key.
Is a Linksys home router less than $70? http://www.actiontec.com/products/modems/dual_pcmo dem/dpm_overview.html will do the job, and it'll allow two PCs to hookup at the same time. Also, the 2nd PC setup is practical if you're buying them a new computer, and they've already got one, which is how this/. article was spun (except it doesn't matter whether they've got one or not).
BZZT! You're right about the 386, but the 486SLC and DLC weren't on a 16-bit data path - they were on a full 32-bit data path, and could address 4GB RAM. They were made by Cyrix, and are Socket 0 (132-pin PGA - same as 386DX). I'm fairly sure SLC means SX Low Cost and DLC means DX Low Cost. They're simply Cyrix 486SX2 (if there ever was such a thing) and DX2 CPUs that in some cases are underclocked (available in (not sure on this one) 16x2=32, 20x2=40, 25x2=50, or (not sure here either, but don't know why they wouldn't have one in this speed) 33x2=66 MHz speeds), sitting on a 132 pin socket, and designed to run on a 386 chipset.
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Umm... I'll replace the chips on the RAM I was going to send you with fake plastic chips if you forgot about coal...
Ctrl-Esc, then, you insensitive clod! BTW, you could actually still be holding the Windows key when you hit R, but with the Ctrl-Esc trick, you can't use it in combination witb something - hit it, let go, THEN hit R, then type calc, then press enter.
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El Cheapo Optical Drives
Crucial RAM (512MB for the A7N8X Deluxe, thank you very much)
Decent heatsink
And, look at that: it has DUAL 10/100 Ethernet!
BTW, the story behind the antlers is that some relatives from Florida wanted to prove that their whole family was as crazy as them, and made 20-30 sets of antlers for a family photo.
I got a 2-disc LOTR:FOTR set, a 4-disc LOTR:TTT set, a quarter book, a pair of reindeer antlers (WTF?), and a Pentium 233 MMX box (it'll be a K6-III-400 pretty soon).
Dell and HP both have recycling programs, and I think Dell has a special right now where if you recycle up to 50lbs of equipment for $7.50, you get 10% off your next Hell purchase (yes, I said Hell for a reason - that's what Dell boxes are!).
Over 8MB? Damn, I've got 2 72-pin low-profile 8MB EDOs that I pulled out of my old Cyrix box...
Umm... if I were a newb, and had a blank HDD, I'd probably end up going with default partitions. (I kicked myself for not adding a FAT32 partition, though...) With Windows, it would get VERY confusing. The average person wouldn't know what the hell Setup was talking about in the blue-screen part.
Damn, my P4-2.2 sometimes has trouble keeping up with my typing... when I've got UT:GOTY, Opera, and Thunderbird running all at the same time. Really, a 386 ISN'T that bad - a 486SLC/2-66 (the IBM one, not the Cyrix one), which was really a 386 SX with cache, could perform equally to a 486DX2/66, except when the MCP was called on (it was an old 387SX). The 386DX-40 could kick a 486SX-33 into the ground, and it was cheaper, too. For that matter, the 286-25 was sometimes mistaken for a 386DX-40 in performance, but as soon as one were to try to run a 32-bit app, the part about it being a 286 would rear it's ugly head...
Umm, I said maximum RUNTIME too, you know. Would ripping out RAM chips do anything interesting or just lock the box?
If it's version 1.1, and it's as old as the guy says, it'll smolder just playing Tux Racer!
BTW, if I try this, which part do I remove first for maximum runtime and maximum destruction.
Know if there's anything like that in Central Ohio?
OK, maybe not FUD, but are they telling the whole truth?
Last I heard, the passengers hijacked the plane back, and couldn't fly it, but they decided that it would be OK as long as the plane didn't hit it's target. Unless, of course, that's the FUD spoonfed to us by the government...
Hmm... a Shuttle is a mini-desktop. It takes almost as much power, but is just a lot smaller. A laptop needs to be low power, not just (semi-)portable. The laptop's the way to go, and go Centrino or Pentium M (TravelMate 290XCi systems seem to be a good deal if you don't game much). Of course, if you're counting Mini-ITX into the game, how much emphasis do you place on upgradability? The Mini-ITX boards can't take anything AGP, and can't take a CPU upgrade (we're strictly talking VIA here), but a laptop probably won't take a CPU upgrade, won't have AGP (unless it's Alienware, and then it's a custom slot), RAM'll be more expensive, so will CPUs, etc., etc. Mini-ITX.com links to a power calculator that calculates draw of the board and how much power supply you'll need for any Mini-ITX board. It's unlikely that you'll need more than 60w, if you were wondering.
I play UT:GOTY on both Linux AND Windows, and the only issues I've seen are that it's a bit choppier on spawning, and that there's no sound (both through Wine - haven't tried the native installer). Framerates seem the same (Intel 845) other than on spawning.
OK, I won't mention Wine, the project itself. However, SuSE seems to be taking a VERY nice approach here. They've got a CD with CodeWeavers' two products, and WineX, called the SuSE Linux Wine Rack for $30. Not bad, huh?
So, what about the people who don't have an extra computer to install Linux with NAT routing on and have satellite, or can't configure the Actiontec 56K modem+2 port router?
What about "Safe mode with networking"? It's right after Safe Mode on 95, 98, ME (AFAIK on the first three), 2K, and XP.
Of course, you could run a Linux router if there's an extra computer handy...
OK, I'll correct it for him: How about a reality show with Linus trying to get accelerated video on XFree86 with a nVidia card and a 2.6.x kernel?
Actually, since it's Linus, I think that Linus would win in no time, considering he knows the difference between 2.4.x (what the nVidia drivers are based on) and 2.6.0 fairly well...
Actually, with RedHat, it's pretty much just typing boot, then hitting the enter key or clicking Next, except when you need to change the time zone, and add users.
With Windows, it's deciphering the partitioning and formatting stuff, then, finally you get to click through and type your name, company, and license key.
Is a Linksys home router less than $70? http://www.actiontec.com/products/modems/dual_pcmo dem/dpm_overview.html will do the job, and it'll allow two PCs to hookup at the same time. Also, the 2nd PC setup is practical if you're buying them a new computer, and they've already got one, which is how this /. article was spun (except it doesn't matter whether they've got one or not).
BZZT! You're right about the 386, but the 486SLC and DLC weren't on a 16-bit data path - they were on a full 32-bit data path, and could address 4GB RAM. They were made by Cyrix, and are Socket 0 (132-pin PGA - same as 386DX). I'm fairly sure SLC means SX Low Cost and DLC means DX Low Cost. They're simply Cyrix 486SX2 (if there ever was such a thing) and DX2 CPUs that in some cases are underclocked (available in (not sure on this one) 16x2=32, 20x2=40, 25x2=50, or (not sure here either, but don't know why they wouldn't have one in this speed) 33x2=66 MHz speeds), sitting on a 132 pin socket, and designed to run on a 386 chipset.