> From: Andrew Crystall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On 22 Mar 2006 at 11:16, The Fool wrote: > > > > From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > The Fool wrote: > > > > > > > >> But NTFS is not visible to Linux. > > > > > > > > I'm _sure_ there are versions of programs in specific linux distros > > > > that do understand NTFS. > > > > > > > > Ask some of the more serious linux gurus to help you (I'm sure > > > > there's a newsgroup that can help you set it up right). > > > > > > Now you force me to do a little Linux bashing :-) > > > > Never a bad thing. > > > > > My experience with Linux has some moments of frustration, because > > > it seems that 80% of packages don't work. Specifically, after > > > I have a working distro, then 80% of the new stuff I want to add > > > has severe bugs that make them (it?) incompatible. > > > > And people wonder why I don't sing the praises of linux. > > How about Open Office?
I barely ever even use office95 as it is. I'm not the person to ask that. > > > So I won't even try to see NTFS in Linux. Even much simpler > > > things, like glpk or tux racer, don't work. > > > > Thoeretically if you can get wine working you can run much better > > software designed for...windows. > > Although I have more luck running DOS programs under Linux than I do > under DOS these days. Heck, than I did running them under DOS ever. I > have a really handy CD which lets me boot Linux and a 2GB FAT > partition for that stuff. It's about finding ways to shove drivers and things into small amounts high memory. As long as Darklands and few emulators work, it's all good. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
