Re: OT: my new PC rocks!!

From: pH (high_at_cidity.level)
Date: 12/23/03 

Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:09:15 -0500

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:17:01 GMT, "Randall Hyde" <randyhyde@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>
>"pH" <high@cidity.level> wrote in message news:va99uvcms05bto72tdk1vc83l76hgoif4k@4ax.com...
>>
>> You uhh... *did* get some adequate graphics hw, yes? Doom 3 just
>> around the corner, and all...
>
>Then, of course, there's the issue of getting decent drivers for all your
>new hardware if you're running something besides Windows.

Running something besides Windows... you mean, on a computer? <G>

>I, too, recently got a new machine. Intel 875 motherboard, Radion 9600
>video card, gigabit ethernet, etc.
>
>Windows is the only OS I can currently install on the machine as the
>hardware is too new for most of the other OSes I've got (no, I'm not
>interested in installing drivers by patches, recompiling the kernel, etc.).

Yeah. Some people like to sneer, but... when it comes to actually being able
to *use* yer stuff...

>Fortunately, I still have my PII 300MHz for all the other OSes...

I can never hang on to my systems, they always get passed down (though
it's beginning to appear that they do eventually circle back around, as
I've now got my "old" 75MHz Pentium sitting here, nicely maxed out with
RAM... it's going to serve in remote debugging duties, for a spell... or, that's
the plan... "hope", I should say).

One of these days, when I've got the HD acreage to spare, I'd like to
set up a few OSes and do some investigating. It's really a shame that
more hw mfgs aren't a little looser with their documentation, 'cuz I'm sure
there are plenty of people who would love the opportunity to write drivers,
and whatnot.

>Cheers,
>Randy Hyde

Jeff

http://www.jefftturner.com

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