the DVD has MUCH more stuff than the "download" CDs and most of the rest is not GPL but is commercial software, the dvd-deal you had was a "prepurchase" and there were some "prepurchase" deals for 8.2 also. I guess knowing about the "pre-release" deals is one of the advantages of being on this mail list.
On Saturday 20 April 2002 07:20 pm, you wrote: > On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:29:12 -0400 > > Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Am I reading the website right? The Mandrake DVD is only available with > > the 8 CD/ DVD Prosuite set for $150? > > > > There used to be a 8.1 DVD set for $50, which I would get for home use, > > but $150 is a little steep. Anybody else > > know where I can get a DVD of Mandrake? I like it for the convenience > > of installing. > > > > Mark > > uhm.. why would you want to have Mandrake on a DVD when it only takes 3 > CD's ? i guess they left the DVD option for the bigger versions, that's > all.. > > Damian -- In the June 15, 2000 issue of the magazine "Internet World" Alex Lightman points out that; "Moore�s Law, which holds that computer chips double in processing power every 18 months" and also notes that Ray Kurzweil claims in �Age of Spiritual Machines� that it�s closer to every 12 months. Things get scary for some singularity forecasters around 2020, when computing power equivalent to the human brain is expected to cost about $1,000. and even more frightening with all the brain power in the U.S. available for $1,000 by 2040. "The idea of the singularity as ground zero for human extinction will pose a chal lenge in the very near future"
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