OS WARS

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jamescox3k

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Post by jamescox3k »

Well, I once bought about 4 CDs of free games to Linux... Including those what cost much for PC, but are free for Linux...
When your running linux on your PC, its still a PC. you see what i'm saying.

Its funny how these days when we say PC, we meen a PC with Windows on it. For example many games say on them PC CD-ROM. Not windows cd-rom. Well its a strange world we live in.
Robin_Gravel

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Post by Robin_Gravel »

Hi
jamescox3k wrote: Its funny how these days when we say PC, we meen a PC with Windows on it. For example many games say on them PC CD-ROM. Not windows cd-rom.
But there're some games having win95 logo on the box.

I just checked many linux games at MobyGames.

Wow. Quake 3 arena was ported to Linux. Too bad I didn't see Half-Life to Linux.

Anyway, both games was available to Win95.


Robin Gravel


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Eero Ränik

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Post by Eero Ränik »

jamescox3k wrote:
Well, I once bought about 4 CDs of free games to Linux... Including those what cost much for PC, but are free for Linux...
When your running linux on your PC, its still a PC. you see what i'm saying.

Its funny how these days when we say PC, we meen a PC with Windows on it. For example many games say on them PC CD-ROM. Not windows cd-rom. Well its a strange world we live in.
Hmm, haven't thought about that...
SGreenslade

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Post by SGreenslade »

Linux used to be a lot cheaper though.
sonneveld

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Post by sonneveld »

Apparently Half-Life is playable through a windows "emulator" for linux called WINE.

http://www.winehq.org

For cheap linux CDs.. check out

http://www.cheapbytes.com/

CD sets are between $5 and $10. $5 shipping to US *and* canada. I would recommend RedHat, Mandrake or SUSE for people just starting out though.

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I stick with both operating systems. A good kernel canna be responsible for the crap, marketing and product placement guys make - as is regarding to Windows. the latest versions of it are really good and cool in handling, as is with linux.

Each of the two has its use for me: windows for php development, graphic design, web design and surfing (MS ie6 and successors have with out any doubt a fine html and css rendering), and linux for programming, debugging, server thingses - NAT and firewalling and samba file/printer sharing not to mention.
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jamescox3k

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I still carnt belive any one would call Linux expencive over Windows? Is this so in america. I just carnt belive it. It's extortion on the distributions part. Especialy seems they dont pay for a thing they include.
Andrew_Baker

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Post by Andrew_Baker »

If you go to the store and buy a box o' Linux, you also get technical support and paper manuals. The CDs themselves are worth about a dollar. So, if I spend $90 on Redhat 8.x, I'm getting technical support for however long for $89. Or, I could just make a 3.5 floppy image of the installation front-end and a reliable internet connection and perform a remote installation for relatively.... free!!!! Notice that this doesn't require a functioning CD drive (which I didn't have at the time).
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