> Which operating system is?
MacOS. And BeOS, from what I hear, is quite easy. Of course, that's
because the range of hardware it supports is still rather small. :)
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> Yeah, there's a class-action lawsuit against Compaq about their mobile
> computers, too, I believe. I'd never buy a laptop from them.
I'd apreciate any details you could provide. I've only known a couple of
people with Compaq portables, and they've been very happ
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> VA's
> products look good, and are less expensive, but I'd be concerned about
> running NT on them, so I was hoping someone may have had some experience
> installing non-Linux on a VA box.
VA used to install 9X (I think NT, too) on their machines (at least
notebook
Hi, Courtney,
>
> As far as I know, windows (any flavor) wants to be at the beginning of
> your hard drive, because it epects to be able to put certain things in
> certain places that are relative to the first track (if my memory
> isn't being spotty).
NT is the exception. It takes over the MBR,
Hi, Kelly,
>
> The problem is getting the right drivers up front. Windows will, in
> my experience, blithely install the wrong driver, making your system
> about as stable as a two-legged coffee table.
>
> The simple fact is that Windows is not intended to be installed by
> non-experts.
Which op
>As far as MS drivers for different hardware go, this should not be a
>problem. Every hardware manufacturer I know provides Windows drivers
>with their hardware. You can also download them from their respective
>web sites if you don't have the original diskettes that are usually
>supplied wit
just wait til you're trying to dual boot 2000 and linux... fun fun fun
i was testing 2000, it let me put my partition in the middle of the drive,
when i decided to see what this all mighty Microsoft OS could do... i put a
partition in front of the partition that 2000 was on...it to
I have a few words to add to the LILO/NT/LINUX thread. I just finished
configuring 4 DELL laptop workstations with both NT 4.0 and Redhat 6.1.
The first one was a pain in the you-know-where. The rest went as easy
as could be.
Like Caitlyn said, NT thinks it's the only thing in the world, so it
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, meza
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>On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Caitlyn Martin wrote:
>
>> NT wants to be in control, and will rewrite your master boot record. The
>> best way to do what you are proposing is to install Linux first, format a
>> suitably sized primary partition
Toshiba also lost a class action lawsuit in 1998
Davida
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>Yeah, there&#
On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Caitlyn Martin wrote:
> NT wants to be in control, and will rewrite your master boot record. The
> best way to do what you are proposing is to install Linux first, format a
> suitably sized primary partition to old-fashioned DOS FAT format.
> Install NT there and convert to N
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> It's a shame you had to have an attorney. Having worked in a call center
> that did support for both Hitachi and Micron, the rule of thumb was 3
[techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box
>On Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:05:36 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>
>>Compaq isn't without issues, but at least we can count on the
>>drives staying put, the servers taking up a lot less space, and
>>better support (reseller plus manufacture
>
> > > You may have driver problems. Win9X and NT are both intended to be installed
>only by OEMs -- and as such, they do a poor job of properly configuring
>vendor-specific hardware. If you have any nongeneric"
hardware expect problems.
>
> Yikes! OK, I hate to defend Microsoft at any ti
> Needless to say, I'm not a fan of Dell, whatever Wall Street might think.
> Compaq isn't without issues, but at least we can count on the drives staying
> put, the servers taking up a lot less space, and better support (reseller
> plus manufacturer). I would like to find something better, or at
On Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:05:36 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>Compaq isn't without issues, but at least we can count on the
>drives staying put, the servers taking up a lot less space, and
>better support (reseller plus manufacturer).
I hope the support they give enterprise customers is better t
On Tue, 04 Jan 2000 11:06:49 -0500, Caitlyn Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Yikes! OK, I hate to defend Microsoft at any time, but this is just
>blatantly wrong. Both are sold retail, and both are relatively easy
>to install if you know what you are doing and have the right drivers
>up front.
ns, which Compaq doesn't make.
Something like a Cobalt RAQ would be great, if it were Intel-based and used
standard components.
Jen
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> The next question, of course, is: Can anyone recommend any rackmount servers
> from companies that support both Linux and NT? The important things for us
If you want to stick with well known brands then how about Dell? They sell their low
end servers with RedHat and fully support it (well, Li
> You may have driver problems. Win9X and NT are both intended to be
> installed only by OEMs -- and as such, they do a poor job of properly
> configuring vendor-specific hardware. If you have any "nongeneric"
> hardware expect problems.
Yikes! OK, I hate to defend Microsoft at any time, but t
>We bought one of their boxes, and except for a video card which >seems to
>like coming loose, it's a nice box.
Must be an earlier AGP mobodamn contact sensitive things...have seen
boards that the vibrations from the power supply and processor fan will work
the VC out...and system loses
> The next question, of course, is: Can anyone recommend any rackmount
> servers from companies that support both Linux and NT?
dcginc.com. They sell rackmount servers, your choice of Linux or NT. A
popular local co-lo service swears by them. An extra attraction for us (YMMV
on this) was th
Excerpts from linuxchix: 3-Jan-100 Re: [techtalk] Other OSes o.. by
Kelly Lynn Martin@povert
> If you have any "nongeneric" hardware expect problems.
It couldn't hurt to ask the specific vendor(s) you're interested in
about win* compatibility or at least detailed hardware lists.
>From what I've
On Mon, 3 Jan 2000 15:21:02 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>My question is ... if I buy a bunch of Intel-based servers from a
>company like VA or Penguin, am I likely to be able to run NT on them
>as well? And, more importantly, if there's a problem, am I going to
>be able to get help or am I go
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