Samy Elashmawy wrote:
>
> >Great article.
> >IDG.NET also published a article by Frank Hayes that parroted the
> >Microsoft party line about NT being as cheap as Linux to install.
> >I did a cost summary of the upgrade to Win95 and NT on the workstations
> >and servers where I work, not counting replacing 3rd party software that
> >the "upgrades" to the M$ OS requires because it broke them.
> >When the upgrade from WFW 3.11 was completed we had replaced all of our
> >386 and 486 machines with 586 P75's and higher. It took three years.
> >We didn't include CDROMs or SOUND cards and the boxes averaged $1,500.
> >Now, M$ is asking us to begin cycle of "upgrading" to machines that have
> >128MB of RAM and 10GB of HD and a fast video. Assuming the same avg
> >cost of $1,500 the NT 2000 "solution" will cost about $510,000 including
> >hardware and license costs.
>
> I keep wondering when enough corps will just say enogh is enough. No
> upgrades , well stick with what we have.
> the only option we have as a consumer is to vote with our dollers. If a
> signiificant No. say no , they will have to listen. I mean upgrades used to
> be 30.00 , now your looking at $90.00 for "beta" versions , which break
> every thing , and dont run as "advertized" . Have you tried win98 with 16
> meg of ram..
>
> Its not only Mickysoft , but Intell as well. There is a constant "push in
> the new , push out the old every six months. The more hardware they push
> the more bloated the software comes out. Give me a break.
The hardware situation is about to break wide open. I saw an ad for a
300MHz, computer with 64MB RAM and a 3.2 GB HD, a 56Kb modem, mouse,
video and sound card --- $299 Add a monitor and it jumps to $499.
With Linux in the package - WOW! Hardware is about to become a
commodity.
> To telll the truth , I have been running linux for 8 mos or so , fist tried
> it on a 486 , and as a simple samba server w no x , it ran circles around
> windows as far as sharing. Now I have it loaded on my desktoop , and on my
> old desktop (p166 runing samba) and it has NEVER EVER CRASHED OR HAD A
> HICUP ONCE THE HARDWARE AN SOFTWARE WAS CONFIGURED/SETUP. My only gripe has
> been with the sis6326 suppoer , and Lenz was on the ball and ststed upfront
> that there were problems on it and that xfree was working on it. Try that
> with Micky soft.
>
> >Because Linux can use our P266 machines with 32 and 64MB of RAM just
> >fine, and the 4.3 Bigfoots are also more than enough, ONE SuSE will do
> >the whole thing for $50.
>
> Hmm , think where you can spens the other 400,000 or so ???
> Last six months have been amazing , witha all the software and hardware
> manf jumping onto the fray. Its scary , immagine software and drivers for
> ever thing that work ,Billy will be in hot !@$#
I can think of some ways! ;-D
> The majotr roadblock is application on the desktop. We need more apps. Give
> the apps , and some one will fix/deal with the install isues. Open source
> will allow this to happen.
>
I think that a lot of the apps are there, they just aren't advertized or
hyped the way the commerical stuff. When was the last time you say an
ad on TV for GIMP, or Blender or ACM or...?
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