Ordered a Ubuntu Linux for Dummies book from Amazon. Let's see if it can teach an old dog new tricks. I'm just getting sick of M$ telling us what is good for us.
Ordered a Ubuntu Linux for Dummies book from Amazon. Let's see if it can teach an old dog new tricks. I'm just getting sick of M$ telling us what is good for us.
RETIRED. NO JOB. NO MONEY. NO WORRIES!
Crunched SETI Classic to the end.
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I haven't. There are a couple things that worry me about that. The software "talks" to the insurance clearinghouses like Emdeon through the Internet and some kind of proprietary software, I had to purchase as an "add on" module to get the electronic billing part to work. The other thing, with the scanner, is that it would have to have a Linux driver for it, right? Or can WINE use the Windows driver to see it? I'm confused on that...Originally Posted by zombie67
Well, sadly enough, that's becoming more the way things go. Ubuntu "Jumped the Shark," as far as many people care, when the current 12.04 release went to exclusively the new Unity GUI. Definitely taking a little bit of learning.
They should have known better, but I guess they decided they needed to be "trendy". They jumped the shark with me a long time ago. I got tired enough of them that I switched my Dell from the pre-installed Ubuntu to Gentoo. I was kind of forced into Gentoo on an old IBM RS/6000 and then just learned to love it. At the time, Gentoo was the only distro my RS/6000 would boot.Well, sadly enough, that's becoming more the way things go. Ubuntu "Jumped the Shark," as far as many people care, when the current 12.04 release went to exclusively the new Unity GUI. Definitely taking a little bit of learning.
Anyone heard of Mepis? I'm told it's the Ubuntu, Ubuntu should have been.
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You could have put AIX on that RS/6000
I did the AIX sysadmin many years ago and have used it a lot. I truly loathe it though. Linux or Solaris any day.. Pity IBM killed off Dynix too
I've read good things about Mepis.
Do you really hate me that much? Sadly, I still have to use it at work. Fortunately, it's through a Windows based window manager.You could have put AIX on that RS/6000
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Sorry dude, they should have killed it off years ago...
That assumes that AIX should have ever been born.
I don't know what everyone is fretting about. I've been using Windows XP at work for the past 12 years. It still works. I've had XP longer than I've had my truck. Pretty sad for a Windows hater.
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It's being reported Win 8 will be or is available for an Win 7 Upgraded for 0nly $39 as a Digital Download until Jan 31'sr but I can't find it anywhere, the Microsoft Site doesn't even show it ???
I've read that. But since the official release date for Win8 is Oct. 26 means you will probably have to wait till then to buy it.
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