[techtalk] MP3's and my laptop

2000-01-23 Thread Terri Oda
This isn't, strictly speaking, a linux problem, since it occurs in both win98 and linux (rh 6.1). My computer is a laptop (a Eurocom 3100c, specifically, with a mobile celeron under the hood) using a maestro sound card. It plays CDs beautifully and seems to have no problem with wav files or anyt

Re: [techtalk] MP3's and my laptop

2000-01-30 Thread Terri Oda
>THere's a good point... seeif you can find a sceleorn optimized decoded Good thought only... if winamp runs on a friend's celeron, why won't it run on my laptop's celeron? Is there anything potentially different? I've tried all the usual buffer tricks in both operating systems, but windows med

Re: [techtalk] MP3's and my laptop

2000-01-30 Thread Terri Oda
>Have you tried other mp3-players for windows? >Like winamp or sonique? >I mean, if they work, then the problem's with linux. >If they don't work, then the problems.. er.. not with linux. >Sunnan *nod* I've used winamp and some other player that I've since forgotten the name of under windows. I

Re: [techtalk] Need Notebook reccomendation

2000-01-31 Thread Terri Oda
At 02:00 PM 2000-01-31 -0800, you wrote: > Hi, I am looking to purchase a Notebook to put Red Hat 6.1 on (for my >mom). Requirements are as follows: 32 bit color at 1024 x 768 and decent >(stereo) sound (built-in supported NIC would be nice). Any suggestions? My Eurocom 3100 runs RH 6.1

[techtalk] Notebooks and tech support

2000-02-02 Thread Terri Oda
Incidentally, the other thing I loved about Eurocom was that their techs were totally unphased when I brought it in for servicing (the hard drive was faulty) and they found that i'd made it a dual boot. They told me that I'd have to reinstall linux myself when they gave me the new drive, but they

Re: [techtalk] Notebooks and tech support

2000-02-02 Thread Terri Oda
>So, what sort of company is Eurocom? Is it a mail-order place, a chain >store, or a local thing? Sounds like a great place, so I'm wondering if I >can find one in my neighborhood... http://www.eurocom.ca They're a local company to me, which is why I have such an easy time with servicing, beca