Its true, but when I want to play a game I want to
play a game not spend three days upgrading X and
checking dependencies so I can play.
For example, I have spent the last week trying to
install X 4.01 so I can use my voodoo5 in linux. I
have totally ruined my install 3 times. I actually
got it working once but my mouse wouldn't work. I
turned the computer off and went to bed. When I
booted the next morning X wouldn't even start.
Windows 98 first edition took the card fine. No
problems. Works great out of the box. I've been
playing games in windows for a week. Yesterday I
bought, installed and played Unreal Tournament. It
was about as easy as that too.
Now, before you go off on me for not being hardcore
enough about linux let me say that I use linux because
I enjoy the challenge. I get frustrated just like any
other person though. All of this is to support my
explanation that windows is an excellent gaming
playform. Like a nintendo on steroids.
By the way, has anyone managed to install 4.01 and get
a voodoo5 running? Mind sharing with me how you did
it? I've followed the directions on Xfree86.org for
upgrading to 4.01 and I've installed the 3dfx drivers
but all I get is software mode or my mouse slides to
the bottom right hand corner of the screen and stays
there. ug.
Dacia
--- Carjam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Linux could do those games easeily, but most of them
> have only been writen
> for windows. Some of them, such as half-life, are
> out for linux and run fine
> on it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dacia and AzureRose
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 9:57 PM
> Subject: [newbie] OT *delicate cough* OT
>
>
> Windows is the best damn video game machine I've
> ever
> seen. For me, it is nothing but a glorified
> nintendo
> and it is VERY good at that. I thank those freaks
> at
> microsoft every time I sit down and play my favorite
> games because those games are beautiful and they
> would
> never run on a console.
>
> As someone else pointed out, every OS has its
> strengths and its weaknesses. Its not a matter of
> better or worse its a matter of which one will do
> the
> job you need to do.
>
>
> Dacia
> --- Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > who is being racist here. windows sucks and that's
> > the truth. no racism
> > there. :)
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> >
>
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> >
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> >
> > On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Darren Hall wrote:
> >
> > > Yes i agree. But, 1. this is for linux news not
> > personal views on Windows.
> > > 2. The claims (which are obviously biased) that
> > Win9x is not on operating
> > > system is just rediculous. Despite any personal
> > feeling you may have about
> > > the OS it is still plain and simply, an
> Operating
> > System. I would prefer to
> > > not spend my time dealing with this subject
> > anymore. This is a mailing list
> > > for people seeking knowledge and one bad
> "opinion"
> > from a person may have a
> > > severe effect on someone just starting out.
> > Limiting their experience and
> > > personal growth in everything that is out there.
> > Each OS has something to
> > > offer. Let us try to not be so racist. That is
> my
> > only point.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tom Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 7:08 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] *delicate cough*
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > > > > It would be better if you actually
> researched
> > something before you went
> > > > > spouting off. You really have done an
> > outstanding job at making yourself
> > > > > look completely incompetant.
> > > >
> > > > We don't need personal attacks here
> either.
> > Everyone is
> > > > _entitled_ to give their opinions, experience,
> > etc... right or wrong
> > > > Gawd I know sometimes it's just a little brain
> > fade on my part ;)
> > > > Chill out a little.
> > > >
> > > > In the meantime, I hear cooker's fixin to
> be
> > in an internal
> > > > code freeze in 'bout 2 weeks. KDE2 and XF-4
> > should be release
> > > > grade by then also. My guess, look for
> Mandrake
> > 7.2 come late
> > > > September/early October. XF-4, KDE2, and the
> > fixable problems fixed
> > > > with those some of y'all had with 7.1
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > ~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Adrian Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 1:32 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] *delicate cough*
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > somebody said:
> > > > > > "Windows 3.0 thru 3.11 are not opperating
> > systems. They are just
> > > shells,
> > > > > > running on top of dos. Windows 95 is an
> > opperating system. It contains
> > > a
> > > > > > completly new filesystem(fat32 and fat16
> > with changes to support long
> > > > > > filenames) and a new io.sys. windows 98 is
> > really windows 95 with a
> > > few
> > > > > > cosmetic changes."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > nooooooo.....
> > > > > > don't make me go balistic.
> > > > > > win95 is not an OS. win95 still ran on
> DOS,
> > M$ just changed the name
> > > of
> > > > > many of the DOS files so no one would know
> it.
> > this was on of the
> > > things
> > > > > some of the computer magazines pointed out
> > when win95 came out (along
> > > with
> > > > > the fact that IE took an inventory of the
> > software on your computer &
> > > sent
> > > > > that information to M$ when you logged on
> the
> > internet). of course, M$
> > > > > denied this at first, but eventually
> admitted
> > it was true. it may have
> > > a
> > > > > new file system, but it's not an OS - they
> > just did a slightly better
> > > job of
> > > > > hiding DOS.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i think there were actually more changes
> > made in win98, under the
> > > hood.
> > > > > one case in point. PKZIP, the command line
> > version, will run fine in a
> > > DOS
> > > > > box under win95, under win98 however it will
> > just crash. PKWare had to
> > > come
> > > > > up with a new program to run PKZIP from a
> > command line in win98.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > that's my opinion....
> > > > > > and you all know what opinions are like
> > > > > > *haha*
> > > > > >
> > > > > > adrian
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Adrian Smith
> > > > > > 'de telepone dude
> > > > > > Telecom Dept.
> > > > > > x 7042
> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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