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TI-H: Re: Re: OS OT
heck, do what i did in exactly the same situation: download linux or bsd or
whatever onto a harddisk, then disconnect the drive and put it in the other
computer. Install off harddrive. Works great.
--kaus
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard" <npfs@cybcon.com>
To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 8:56 PM
Subject: TI-H: Re: OS OT
>
> i'd do all these things but the problem is my computer is a stand alone
no
> connetion to any lines, and if i could get a phone line onto it still
> wouldn't work cause everything is so messed up (the system) otherwise i
> would go online and download BeOS and/or Linux and/or BSD right now also
we
> have no zip drive so the only way i can get anything downloaded from the
> internet to my computer is a 1.44 disk which limits my possibilities by
> alot (that's why i'm going to buy linux next time i go out). but i'm
taking
> as much input as possible from everyone for when i do get an upgrade (OS
or
> hardware either way i need one). otherways i'd be more helping but i'll
> still contribute as much as i know.
> from our experence with Norton there've been a few problems (quite a few)
so
> we just got rid of it formated the disks (when they were disks) for reuse.
> the disks were good, but we've stayed away from norton.
> Bernard
> ----- Original Message -----
> ???: "Aaron Peterson" <happy_cobbler@bigfoot.com>
> ???: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> ????: Thursday, April 27, 2000 16:36
> ??: TI-H: OS OT
>
>
> >
> > got Linux Mandrake 5 or 6... I feel like a dumb dumb trying to use it.
> It
> > keeps on saying it can't change the lilo... and all I did was use a gui
> > floper to choose dos as the default thing to be loaded.
> >
> > I got win98 SE and all the tools. (msdn subscription)
> > It is cool stuff.
> >
> > My computer has been VERY stable since I installed win98 (er... got rid
> of
> > Norton)... even more so since win98SE... I get uptimes of 10-15 days.
> then
> > I reboot cause some prog didn't give its memory all back... and it is a
> > clean reboot... And I've been running sloppy emulators (Apple IIgs,
Atari
> > 800) (VTI is not sloppy)
> >
> > When I run the linux... The configurer doesn't detect my cards properly,
I
> > can't remember the capitalization of the file I want to edit... (I love
> the
> > man's though)
> >
> > I can get my modem to dial... but I can't connect to my ISP with it. I
> have
> > searched for the info... no can find. (external USrobotics Courier)
> >
> >
> > But I do have to say that my moms computer crashes a lot... She still
has
> > Norton installed. (and its got the funky power saving features)
> >
> > I am downloading BeOs as we speek. I am going to install the IIgs
> emulators
> > on it... (and if I can ever figure out how to) and on my Linux.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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