If the USians are going to play this type of game, maybe we should buy from the Russians instead?
Australia bought French at least once (Mirage III) and the last two times we bought US (F111 and F18) we got totally done over. I don't know why we keep going back.
There are absolutely no legal uses for a device like that here. The very job it is designed to do is completely illegal, even though most people still do it and no-one prosecutes anyone for it.
The problem is that we don't have legal fair use here, making everyone who has an iPod and most people with a CD burner or a VCR a criminal.
Nearby France is a rich country, overflowing with bountiful ressources. It followed Britain by constituting an empire, yes, but this was just for copycat purposes; it never vitally needed an empire just to survive, and the best illustration of this is, after World War II, when both Britain and France lost their empires, Britain sunk into decadence and decrepitude, whilst France had the highest economic growth during the 30 years following the War.
DOn't forget that France and all the other countries in Western Europe that were occupied (including West Germany) benefited from Marshal Plan money that bought them new steelworks, railways, etc to replace the old ones that were destroyed.
Britain on the other hand got squat from the Marshal Plan, and struggles to this day with pre-war infrastructure that in nearby countries was destroyed and subsequently replaced.
The point being though, that this level of pain will most likely be required when VIsta is rolled out in an organisation. That's why a lot of big firms will stick with XP (or even Win2K) as long as they can, but when they finally can't get support for those, or can't get it to work on any new hardware they buy, that's when the opportunity will come to shop around and look at alternatives.
I used to use Freesco for my home network running on an old Pentium 133. It is one of the easiest products of this type to set up and one of the few that works for dial-up.
WHen I switched to ADSL Broadband, I needed a modem anyway, and for a small price difference, I bought one with a router/firewall built into it that has an easy to use web based interface.
My Freesco box served me well, but my power bills and the noise level in my study both dropped when I retired it.
Freesco is a good, easy to use and versatile product, but If all you need is a home firewall/router, there are easier ways that aren't really more expensive, even when the box and software are free.
It's also true that, since Hebrew/Arabic numerals were unknown in the Western world for another 1500 years, it is better to think of it as John would have written it:- LCDXVI
in a spate of mysterious attacks around the world, the leaders of Iran, North Korea, Syria and France were eaten by sharks while swimming at the beach.
Hopefully the dust will settle on the looming format wars before they introduce these to Australia. (Usually 12 months later if we're lucky)
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If you want a truly great kid's game that is available for most systems (at least X-Box, PS2, PC and Gameboy Advance), check out Lego Starwars. It's a third person action/3dplatform game following the plot of Starwars Episodes 1-3, but using Lego characters and scenery. My 7yo thoroughly enjoyed it.
Ubuntu 5.10 is not the best choice for older machines as someone else has mentioned.
I'm currently running Windows 2000 and Fedora 4 dual booted on a 800MHz Celeron with 256Mb.
They both run just fine and about the same. Other possibilities are Debian 3.1 (which is very stable and has older packages that would run better on older hardware.
If I can only afford an old PII or PIII for AU$50, I'm hardly going to spend anotherAU$180 on Windows XP. I'm going to put a Slackware distro on it for free, and have a reasonably functional office/web surfing/email reading machine.
If it's an internet gateway or print server, Linux wins again, because if your going to put XP on it to run such things, you've forked over the price of a proper router or print server that will use less power and be quiter and more reliable.
That's why Linux is better for old hardware, not becuase you can, but because sometimes it's actually worthwhile.
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Well I can't call you an American 'cause then I'd offend the people in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, etc.
They're part of America too you know.
If the USians are going to play this type of game, maybe we should buy from the Russians instead?
Australia bought French at least once (Mirage III) and the last two times we bought US (F111 and F18) we got totally done over. I don't know why we keep going back.
There are absolutely no legal uses for a device like that here. The very job it is designed to do is completely illegal, even though most people still do it and no-one prosecutes anyone for it.
The problem is that we don't have legal fair use here, making everyone who has an iPod and most people with a CD burner or a VCR a criminal.
Have to agree there. I have a similar Asus motherboard that's been running Suse Linux for about a year now with no problems.
NO, it will be a complaint about the lateness of the service and the quality of the coffee.
That's of course, always assuming that the driver shows up for work.
I certainly can imagine being asked to pay A$70+ a month for this stuff, and then showing them the door.
DOn't forget that France and all the other countries in Western Europe that were occupied (including West Germany) benefited from Marshal Plan money that bought them new steelworks, railways, etc to replace the old ones that were destroyed. Britain on the other hand got squat from the Marshal Plan, and struggles to this day with pre-war infrastructure that in nearby countries was destroyed and subsequently replaced.
and we can deal with the drop bear menace!
As far as I know, Sydney Water still uses Netware, and have done since about 1993.
The point being though, that this level of pain will most likely be required when VIsta is rolled out in an organisation. That's why a lot of big firms will stick with XP (or even Win2K) as long as they can, but when they finally can't get support for those, or can't get it to work on any new hardware they buy, that's when the opportunity will come to shop around and look at alternatives.
I used to use Freesco for my home network running on an old Pentium 133. It is one of the easiest products of this type to set up and one of the few that works for dial-up.
WHen I switched to ADSL Broadband, I needed a modem anyway, and for a small price difference, I bought one with a router/firewall built into it that has an easy to use web based interface.
My Freesco box served me well, but my power bills and the noise level in my study both dropped when I retired it.
Freesco is a good, easy to use and versatile product, but If all you need is a home firewall/router, there are easier ways that aren't really more expensive, even when the box and software are free.
It's also true that, since Hebrew/Arabic numerals were unknown in the Western world for another 1500 years, it is better to think of it as John would have written it:- LCDXVI
I'm off to Canberra with a shovel!
in a spate of mysterious attacks around the world, the leaders of Iran, North Korea, Syria and France were eaten by sharks while swimming at the beach.
Don't forget that if you are prescribed antibiotics, it is vital to take the entire course unless the doctor tells you otherwise.
...or come to Australia where grass fed beef and lamb is the norm.
Hopefully the dust will settle on the looming format wars before they introduce these to Australia. (Usually 12 months later if we're lucky)
If you want a truly great kid's game that is available for most systems (at least X-Box, PS2, PC and Gameboy Advance), check out Lego Starwars. It's a third person action/3dplatform game following the plot of Starwars Episodes 1-3, but using Lego characters and scenery. My 7yo thoroughly enjoyed it.
You used the wrong distro.
Ubuntu 5.10 is not the best choice for older machines as someone else has mentioned.
I'm currently running Windows 2000 and Fedora 4 dual booted on a 800MHz Celeron with 256Mb.
They both run just fine and about the same. Other possibilities are Debian 3.1 (which is very stable and has older packages that would run better on older hardware.
FOr KDE, it's known as the Kracked Kraut Kode
If I can only afford an old PII or PIII for AU$50, I'm hardly going to spend anotherAU$180 on Windows XP. I'm going to put a Slackware distro on it for free, and have a reasonably functional office/web surfing/email reading machine.
If it's an internet gateway or print server, Linux wins again, because if your going to put XP on it to run such things, you've forked over the price of a proper router or print server that will use less power and be quiter and more reliable.
That's why Linux is better for old hardware, not becuase you can, but because sometimes it's actually worthwhile.
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Anything with a C-tick mark should be OK. That means anything sold in the last eight years or so
They're trying to warm things up so they can win more medals at the Winter Olympics!
(obscure Goodies reference)