Quoting Rommel Palma Feria ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > If you cannot afford to get a new computer, get VMWare instead.
Third alternative: Get an _old_ computer. Most list-members will already know this, but computers routinely decommissioned as "too old" because they lack the latest-generation CPU tend to be perfect as Linux boxes, partly because Linux is much, much less CPU-intensive than most -- especially on x86. Pretty much all of my machines, at any given time, tend to be considered obsolete by Redmond standards, and yet serve extremely well for Linux. Not having to dual-boot or use emulators, just to have access to multiple OSes, is worth hunting around for a disused P233. At that point, you can also leverage Linux's fundamental advantages of pervasive network capabilities and support for long-lived processes. It's always frustrating when I see people use Linux in such a crippled fashion that they aren't even aware of its main strengths -- e.g., as a consequence of dual-booting or running it solely in a VMware/Win4Lin session. -- Cheers, There are only 10 types of people in this world -- Rick Moen those who understand binary arithmetic and those who don't. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
