On Oct 4, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Ashgrove wrote: > TM, > > You may also want to try Xubuntu. It's lighter and easier on old > hardware. The latest version has a beautiful interface, and worked > well in a G3 iBook, with the exception of the original Airport card, > which had connectivity problems that may or may not be resolved at > this point. A Broadcom-based third party wifi card should work out of > the box. > > I have tinkered with several Linux distros on different hardware, but > I am not computer-literate enough to get much joy from them. That's > the Linux catch: if you are not command-line oriented, and don't know > how to decode their abstruse lingo, it's not for you. I got tired > every time of trying to decipher instructions that seemed written in > phonetic Cantonese.
Hey, if you figured out what language it was you must be an expert. :) I think with Linux there is still a mind set of, "well, if you don't like something, just compile your own kernel they way you want it". And that idea filters through everything. Just like how almost every distro needs some tweaking of the xorg.conf file. It's just not ready for prime time. I keep messing with it to learn. I know I've learned stuff, I'm just not sure what. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
