I also have been using Linux for about 6 or 7 years. I am currently using a dual-boot box with Mandrake 9.0 and XP pro on it. I probably spend 95 percent of my time on the Linux side. Ken
On Wednesday 27 November 2002 12:02 pm, Kevin Waterson wrote: > On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 00:14:43 -0800 > > Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Having been one who moved from Win2k Pro to XP Pro, I can say that > > I noticed no difference in performance on my hardware (PIII 800mhz, > > 512mb RAM). They are very similar and it just feels like XP Pro is > > a minor upgrade to Win2k Pro if you turn off the new interface > > crap. > > I could not let this thread go on without opining the virtues of an > open source alternative. > My current system is a Athlon 1600, with 1 gig of RAM, with SCSI > hdd's and cd-writer. I am currently running RedHat 8.0 and it runs > remarkably well. From this machine I do most of my work, coding, > image editting, email, irc. For this I have found it to excellent > as a desktop alternative to MS products. > > I think I have done well not to get on the saopbox :) > Kevin -- Ken Archer Canine Photography San Antonio, Texas "Business Is Going To The Dogs"
