On Wed, 21 Feb 2001 09:32:31 -0700, Bob George wrote:
> I'm a big Debian fan, but more from the perspective of stability and
> integrity. Performance-wise, there are others (i.e. Turbo) that purport to
> be more speed-inclined. I like Debian because it'll also run on the SurvPC
> (386/8-16) level hardware as well as the big dogs and it allow a high degree
> of control over EXACTLY what gets installed. I can do the tweaking myself.
Sounds neat. I saw a lotta options in the mandrake install, but what I
didnt see was much in the way of explantion on what they were for, or
how badly I might need them later. Looking at the boot process, almost
as long as win 98, some of the stuff looked like it was for networked
systems, and gross overkill for a dedicated single user system. the
hassle of superuser I never did get quite straight.
Seems like Redhat offered 'dosemu', but I dont recall it in mandrake.
but mandrake offered a far better video install for xwindows; it listed
my SiS video driver and the PB el cheapo monitor.
> They've all got strengths though. I'd suggest Debian for your SECOND
> install. Play around with an easier to run one, and learn what you do and
> don't like. Then be patient enough to get Debian running, and compare.
> The good news is that most are readily available these days.
any idea what debian costs for a priority mail CD? I live in a rural
area, and downloading anything more than a few meg is like pushing a
pig thru a python.
Another thing that sucks is the docs. With DR-DOS, you can setup a
hotkey to _pop up_ a hyperlink menu of dos commands. I aint found that
in Linux. when I do ask for 'info' or 'man' the damn drive chunks away
long enough for me to get coffee or blow a bowl with friends. Tutorial
information is so slow I am loathe to look for it.
Would a SCSI help?
uncopywritten. do what you will with it.
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