So you got 7 Pro for free? Apple doesn't charge for service packs (or, I should say updates). Saying that 10.6 and 10.0 are just service packs is just like saying that XP was a service pack to Windows 2000 (NT 5.x) and that Windows 7 is a service pack to Windows Vista (NT 6.x), or that saying that the Linux kernel hasn't had a major update since 2.0
Package manager in Slackware is pkgtool. Just like the package management tool in Debian is dpkg. Apt is a convenient tool that works well with dpkg and rpm, and many people think that slapt-get works quite well. Being familiar with both I'm going to strongly disagree with your closing statement - Slackware is great for finer control of the system.
I agree with that. There is a difference between making easier and dumbing down. I'm all for making things easier, but, I can't stand when something is dumbed down.
For all of the Toshibas that I've owned (a P1, P3, Celeron M, Turion x2 Ultra (2009), and an 8086 that was a gift a couple years ago), I've never had to call Toshiba to get anything fixed. The Celeron had the battery go up after a year, but was part of a recall, and also had the HDD go up after someone violently shook the laptop while it was running, but never had to call or send one in.
Oh Toshiba. Every time I think about buying a new laptop (and getting a Macbook) I end up buying a new Toshiba. You also forgot to mention how sturdy your Toshiba is (I've had quite a few of them take some falls with no ill effects).
Not as much as you imply, seeing that the DOS-based platform and Windows 9x were both abandoned in favor of the NT-based platform (which traces back to OS/2).
I switched back to ATi because of my last nvidia card (Galaxy GT240) blue screening during full screen video play. The XFX HD 5770 has yet to crash, and the Visiontek HD 4550 that I had before the nvidia still hasn't crashed (now in use in another system). Perhaps it's just Diamond MM that's the problem?
No, I'm currently running Win7 with an HD 5770 on my desktop, and Fedora 14 with an HD 3200 on my laptop. Previous recent ATi cards have been an HD 4550 (desktop, Win Vista/7 + Fedora Linux), and going back to 2006 an XPress 200m, that around late 2007 finally got drivers going good (Windows XP/Vista, Fedora Core Linux 5 and up). The nVidia cards that I've had in that time have been a little more troublesome (Geforce 4Ti,6200, 7150, GT240).
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So you got 7 Pro for free? Apple doesn't charge for service packs (or, I should say updates). Saying that 10.6 and 10.0 are just service packs is just like saying that XP was a service pack to Windows 2000 (NT 5.x) and that Windows 7 is a service pack to Windows Vista (NT 6.x), or that saying that the Linux kernel hasn't had a major update since 2.0
d(work)/dx ?
Package manager in Slackware is pkgtool. Just like the package management tool in Debian is dpkg. Apt is a convenient tool that works well with dpkg and rpm, and many people think that slapt-get works quite well. Being familiar with both I'm going to strongly disagree with your closing statement - Slackware is great for finer control of the system.
Slackware has Debian beat on age.
I miss "make dep" and "make mrproper" from the kernel building process.
I agree with that. There is a difference between making easier and dumbing down. I'm all for making things easier, but, I can't stand when something is dumbed down.
I must agree - that was a fantastic tool. I remember being upset when it disappeared (Red Hat 8 dropped it I believe?).
OT I know, but I love my Saturn (95 SL-1)
I hope you're joking.
Opera 10 is probably the most recent browser for Win 98 support.
For all of the Toshibas that I've owned (a P1, P3, Celeron M, Turion x2 Ultra (2009), and an 8086 that was a gift a couple years ago), I've never had to call Toshiba to get anything fixed. The Celeron had the battery go up after a year, but was part of a recall, and also had the HDD go up after someone violently shook the laptop while it was running, but never had to call or send one in.
Oh, but MIPS are still being used commonly. http://www.mips.com/
Oh Toshiba. Every time I think about buying a new laptop (and getting a Macbook) I end up buying a new Toshiba. You also forgot to mention how sturdy your Toshiba is (I've had quite a few of them take some falls with no ill effects).
What impending Imposition? You need some evidence to back that statement up Mr. Anonymous.
It would probably be a boon to the WINE project, if nothing else.
Not as much as you imply, seeing that the DOS-based platform and Windows 9x were both abandoned in favor of the NT-based platform (which traces back to OS/2).
Agreed.
www.whitehouse.gov comes to mind.
The UI in Chrome was one of the first things I loved about it (and also Safari prior to finding Chrome).
But not the Senate or White House.
I switched back to ATi because of my last nvidia card (Galaxy GT240) blue screening during full screen video play. The XFX HD 5770 has yet to crash, and the Visiontek HD 4550 that I had before the nvidia still hasn't crashed (now in use in another system). Perhaps it's just Diamond MM that's the problem?
No, I'm currently running Win7 with an HD 5770 on my desktop, and Fedora 14 with an HD 3200 on my laptop. Previous recent ATi cards have been an HD 4550 (desktop, Win Vista/7 + Fedora Linux), and going back to 2006 an XPress 200m, that around late 2007 finally got drivers going good (Windows XP/Vista, Fedora Core Linux 5 and up). The nVidia cards that I've had in that time have been a little more troublesome (Geforce 4Ti,6200, 7150, GT240).
Haven't had issues with ATi drivers since 2007.
StarOffice.
Which is also why it works on such a wide range of Linux distros, from F14 to RH9.