On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 02:41:25PM -0700, lakestevensdental wrote:
> hend...@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 01:15:58PM -0700, lakestevensdental wrote:
> >
> >> * W7 requires 4 partitions, leaving only 1 partition for a dual boot
> >> to Ubuntu or other OS. Ubuntu cu
hend...@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 01:15:58PM -0700, lakestevensdental wrote:
>
>> * W7 requires 4 partitions, leaving only 1 partition for a dual boot
>> to Ubuntu or other OS. Ubuntu currently recommends an separate
>> partition for swap memory, but W7 isn
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Matt Emson wrote:
> Mark wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:20 PM, kenneth marken
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> i wish i could point you to the law text, but sadly its only in
>>> norwegian...
>>>
>>>
>>
>> To quote Dickens, "the law is an ass".
>
> Remember that Dicken
Mark wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:20 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
>
>> i wish i could point you to the law text, but sadly its only in norwegian...
>>
>>
>
> To quote Dickens, "the law is an ass".
Remember that Dickens was English and in British English, "Ass" is a
kind of Donkey, wher
On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 01:15:58PM -0700, lakestevensdental wrote:
>
> * W7 requires 4 partitions, leaving only 1 partition for a dual boot
> to Ubuntu or other OS. Ubuntu currently recommends an separate
> partition for swap memory, but W7 isn't going to allow it.
Has the partit
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:20 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
>
> i wish i could point you to the law text, but sadly its only in norwegian...
>
To quote Dickens, "the law is an ass". I consider ethics to be
stronger than law. In other words, there are plenty of things that are
legal but morally reprehen
Mark wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:04 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
>> Mark wrote:
>>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:57 PM, kenneth marken
>>> wrote:
more likely that said computer would be returned for a refund. that is,
if it was not bought with XP in the first place...
>>> Yeah, good luc
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:04 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
> Mark wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:57 PM, kenneth marken
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> more likely that said computer would be returned for a refund. that is,
>>> if it was not bought with XP in the first place...
>>
>> Yeah, good luck with tha
Mark wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:57 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
>> more likely that said computer would be returned for a refund. that is,
>> if it was not bought with XP in the first place...
>
> Yeah, good luck with that. None of the stores I know would take back
> that kind of a product f
John Holmblad wrote:
> Fred C,
>
> re your comment
>
>"...with more core memory."
>
> Where can I get some of that?
>
> The long boot time of windows XP, and, for that matter Vista, explains
> why Microsoft is racing to get Windows 7 out the door to "fix" that
> Achilles h
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:57 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
> more likely that said computer would be returned for a refund. that is,
> if it was not bought with XP in the first place...
Yeah, good luck with that. None of the stores I know would take back
that kind of a product for such a lame excuse.
lakestevensdental wrote:
> kenneth marken wrote:
>> lakestevensdental wrote:
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken
wrote:
>> iirc, when first launched the linux variant was the lowest spec-ed
>> one, and
>> the windows variants both came with rebates that made them
kenneth marken wrote:
> lakestevensdental wrote:
>>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken
>>> wrote:
> iirc, when first launched the linux variant was the lowest spec-ed
> one, and
> the windows variants both came with rebates that made them as
> cheap or
> cheaper
John Holmblad wrote:
> Fred C,
>
> re your comment
>
> "...with more core memory."
>
> Where can I get some of that?
>
>
I've got a 16K x 1 core memory plane from a Collins 8500B computer
here. However, core memory tends to be very expensive, slow, power
hungry & bulky.
Fred C,
re your comment
"...with more core memory."
Where can I get some of that?
The long boot time of windows XP, and, for that matter Vista, explains
why Microsoft is racing to get Windows 7 out the door to "fix" that
Achilles heel vs Linux. Microsoft are only too a
kenneth marken wrote:
> Ognen Duzlevski wrote:
>
>>> the only company that has given linux a fair chance in all this is asus,
>>> and they have the worst linux distro in use...
>>>
>>>
>> Luckily, Ubuntu runs on Eee.
>>
>
> while true, people will give xandros a spin, find it a n
On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 07:53:28PM -0500, hend...@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 06:42:05PM -0300, Fernando Cassia wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > iirc, when first launched the linux variant was the lowest spec-ed one,
> > > and
>
lakestevensdental wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken
>> wrote:
iirc, when first launched the linux variant was the lowest spec-ed
one, and
the windows variants both came with rebates that made them as cheap or
cheaper then the start out config of the lin
On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 06:42:05PM -0300, Fernando Cassia wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
> >
> > iirc, when first launched the linux variant was the lowest spec-ed one, and
> > the windows variants both came with rebates that made them as cheap or
> > cheaper then t
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken
> wrote:
>>> iirc, when first launched the linux variant was the lowest spec-ed
>>> one, and
>>> the windows variants both came with rebates that made them as cheap or
>>> cheaper then the start out config of the linux one.
FYI, you can install Ub
Fernando Cassia wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
>> iirc, when first launched the linux variant was the lowest spec-ed one, and
>> the windows variants both came with rebates that made them as cheap or
>> cheaper then the start out config of the linux one.
>
> March
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
>
> iirc, when first launched the linux variant was the lowest spec-ed one, and
> the windows variants both came with rebates that made them as cheap or
> cheaper then the start out config of the linux one.
March 1, 2009
Dell offers Ubuntu-lo
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 6:19 PM, kenneth marken wrote:
> Cedric Cellier wrote:
>>> funny then how more and more of the companies are dropping linux...
>>
>> I start to wonder if all these Asus/Acer/etc don't ship a Linux
>> version first to obtain better OEM deal with microsoft later :-)
>>
> would
Cedric Cellier wrote:
>> funny then how more and more of the companies are dropping linux...
>
> I start to wonder if all these Asus/Acer/etc don't ship a Linux
> version first to obtain better OEM deal with microsoft later :-)
>
would not be the first time, it also made microsoft keep xp alive l
> funny then how more and more of the companies are dropping linux...
I start to wonder if all these Asus/Acer/etc don't ship a Linux
version first to obtain better OEM deal with microsoft later :-)
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Ognen Duzlevski wrote:
>> the only company that has given linux a fair chance in all this is asus,
>> and they have the worst linux distro in use...
>>
>
> Luckily, Ubuntu runs on Eee.
while true, people will give xandros a spin, find it a nightmare and
then return the whole eeepc for the wi
>
> the only company that has given linux a fair chance in all this is asus,
> and they have the worst linux distro in use...
>
Luckily, Ubuntu runs on Eee.
Ognen
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Fernando Cassia wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:21 PM, lakestevensdental
> wrote:
>> After using a variety of small internet communication/computing devices,
>> (n800, n810, netbook-eee PC on Xandros, Ubuntu and now XP, plus and Ipod
>> Touch), I've come to some conclusions that might be worth s
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:21 PM, lakestevensdental
wrote:
> After using a variety of small internet communication/computing devices,
> (n800, n810, netbook-eee PC on Xandros, Ubuntu and now XP, plus and Ipod
> Touch), I've come to some conclusions that might be worth sharing.
>
> 1. None of these d
On Thu, 2009-03-05 at 14:21 -0800, lakestevensdental wrote:
> After using a variety of small internet communication/computing devices,
> (n800, n810, netbook-eee PC on Xandros, Ubuntu and now XP, plus and Ipod
> Touch), I've come to some conclusions that might be worth sharing.
>
> 1. None of
I do agree with what you said, and I have eee for sometime now
the only problem I have is this tiny winy screen, which has it's own reason.
I wonder if any of you tried any portable that has e-ink display
Samer
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 1:05 AM, wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 03:56:58PM -0800,
On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 03:56:58PM -0800, lakestevensdental wrote:
> Having used an ASUS eee PC for several months, I'm growing to like the
> netbook format more and more, especially after installing XP so it
> interfaces with all my business and other stuff.
Interesting. I'm planning to get
Samer Azmy wrote:
> Interesting point of view but I wanted to add something regarding the
> Nokia N770,N8xx
>
> that they enjoy the Openness which means even if there is an Itouch
> application tht you cant find on the Nokia , you simply can program it
>
> I see Nokia tablet is more open ended d
Interesting point of view but I wanted to add something regarding the Nokia
N770,N8xx
that they enjoy the Openness which means even if there is an Itouch
application tht you cant find on the Nokia , you simply can program it
I see Nokia tablet is more open ended devices.
for the Netbooks, I see
After using a variety of small internet communication/computing devices,
(n800, n810, netbook-eee PC on Xandros, Ubuntu and now XP, plus and Ipod
Touch), I've come to some conclusions that might be worth sharing.
1. None of these devices is a truly one size fits all solution for small
computin
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