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Re:OS WARS
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 1:38 pm
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.
Re:OS WARS
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 3:12 pm
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
Mobygames:
http://www.mobygames.com/
Re:OS WARS
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2003 2:46 am
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...
Re:OS WARS
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 5:09 pm
by SGreenslade
Linux used to be a lot cheaper though.
Re:OS WARS
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:50 pm
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.
- Nick
Re:OS WARS
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 6:20 am
by distantvoices
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.
Re:OS WARS
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 11:43 am
by jamescox3k
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.
Re:OS WARS
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 11:34 pm
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).