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From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Tue May 7 09:07:09 2002

On Tue, 7 May 2002, Richard Erlacher wrote:

> I just started the procedure a few mintues ago and it does, indeed require you
> tell it to partition your drive, but now that it's on its way, its automatic,
> i.e. it should do the rest by itself, using all the default settings. (I
> think ... If I'm wrong, I'll know pretty soon, since its only formatting a
> small drive).

  Not my experience at all. How do you get past the clockset, type of
install, and all that?

> Well, it does require one tell it not to name the partition when it's done
> formatting. I guess the last one (I don't have to do this often) must have
> been formatted already. In that case, at a friend's house, I started the
> process from the CD and then helped him change a tire. When we were done so
> was the computer, IIRC. That was on one of those $239 666 MHz eTowers that
> were spammed to the list. I was involved with several of them. They were an
> excellent buy for $239, with a DVD, 256 MB, 20GB HDD, modem, sound, video, all
> built in. The install went slicker'n snot on a doorknob.

  I've repaired a bunch of those boxes. All that hardware and a 90W
PSU.... Plus, the 350-500MHz were K6-2 processors, installed with a
very cheap heatsink & fan, and no thermal goo whatsoever. Can you say
random crash?

> Last time I went through the Linux cycle, I did it with RedHat v4, "Open
> Linux," Linux Pro, and Slackware. All those had been sent to me gratis, and I
> tried 'em all, but was pretty focused on getting the MARS NWE to work, which
> it didn't, so I punted 'em all after failing to make sense of the documents
> and running in to several self-contradictions.
>
> Maybe it's time to take another look.

  Yup. Comparing RedHat v7.2 to RedHat v4.2 (first RH I tried) is like
comparing Windows 2000 to NT v3.1. You _will_ probably have to do some
research if you want to run Novell services. If you are just a client,
it'll be pretty easy.

> How would a Mac do at running Linux or the like?

  Well, the SE/30 is running Apple's original Unix - A/UX.
  My LC 475 runs mklinux (slowly), my 4400/200 (aka Starmax) is pretty
snappy in Yellowdog Linux. My newer 8500 is fixing to get Xed - Mac OS
X is unix-based.

        Doc
Received on Tue May 07 2002 - 09:07:09 BST