> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >> But - seriously - with the right parts Linux is very
> easy to install.
>
> > This doesn't seem ok, having to choose my hardware
> according to what
> > OS I want to use.
>
> You are absolutely correct. I wish I could run Win98 on
> my Amiga. For that matter, it would be really neat if I
> could run Win2000 on my Mac. :)
>
> Disclaimer: I'm far from a *nix expert. I've only been
> using Linux on a regular basis for a couple of months. I
> actually like Windoze. I've been a computer geek for 19
> years playing with various hardware during that time. So
> I found your comment quite humorous.
>
> No OS is going to work on every piece of hardware. It
ABIT/Gentus...
> just isn't going to happen. In order to get the most
> stable system you want, you need to match your hardware to
> your OS. All the big boys do it. That is why
> Dell/Gateway/whoever won't support a workstation that was
> sold with Win98 but now has Win2000. We deal with this
> constantly at work...
>
> I also wonder if there is any other OS that supports as
> many different architectures as Linux (x86 - PCs, 68k -
> Mac / Amiga, PPC - Mac / whoknows, and countless others).
>
> Just my $.02...
>
> Jon
