Question

Matthew Godycki mcg2-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Sat Feb 28 16:21:15 UTC 2004


Doh, obviously I missed the earlier portion of the thread that discussed
cheapbytes, my apologies.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Godycki" <mcg2-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
To: <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Question


> Not a brick and mortar store but.... www.cheapbytes.com
>
> HTH,
> -Matt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "StreetSmart" <street_smart-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
> To: <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 10:27 AM
> Subject: RE: [TLUG]: Question
>
>
> > I know www.linuxiso.com has many distros, but my burner isn't working
> > properly, were else can I get a copy of mandrake? Other forums suggest
> first
> > timers buying the distro, because it comes with user manuals and
> > instructions. But I still don't see allot of stores selling the distro.
> >
> > StreetSmart
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug at ss.org]On Behalf Of JoeHill
> > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 10:08 AM
> > To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> > Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Question
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:50:52 -0500
> > StreetSmart disseminated the following:
> >
> > > I'm kind of confused on the whole topic. But yes my question has been
> > > answered. Just to clarify do you guys think mandrake is a good distro
> for
> > > beginners?
> >
> > Definitely, at least as far as totally free (as in beer) distros go. If
> you
> > want
> > to pony up some dough for something that requires a *little* less
fiddling
> > (proprietary drivers, Flash plugins and all that), then you can go with
> > Libranet
> > or Xandros, or you can even buy the Mandrake Discovery Edition which
comes
> > with
> > everything you'll need for a full desktop experience (aforementioned
> drivers
> > like Nvidia, Flash and Java plugins, etc.). Mandrake detects and
supports
> > almost
> > all newer hardware, I even have it working with my digital camera and
> Visor
> > (Palm OS).
> >
> > There is a very good-sized Mandrake community, the mailing lists are
> > populated
> > by very knowledgeable and helpful people.
> >
> > --
> > JoeHill
> > Registered Linux user #282046
> > Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 10:00:20 up 22 days, 21:44, 5 users, load average: 1.71, 1.62, 1.47
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > "If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives,
> and
> > owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be
> secure
> > in
> > their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will
> > control
> > ourselves."-- Howard Zinn
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