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michael k
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject: linux |
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i am building a htpc
i will use xbmc and ubuntu
noone ells using linux?
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perisoft
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Not if they want to do hidef, because as far as I'm aware, it ain't gonna happen. XP/Vista is honestly a far better bet for htpc stuff.
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Chuchuf
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Played with the latest release of Umbutu but on a very old slower computer. It is VERY nice and plays most anything w/ VNC. I have gotten it to play some ripped BR. I believe there is also a release of XMBC for Linux.
Had this version of Unbutu been out 18 years ago, Windows would NOT have the monopoly they have now on OS's.
Terry
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perisoft
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Had this version of Unbutu been out 18 years ago, Windows would NOT have the monopoly they have now on OS's.
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I doubt this version of Ubuntu would have run very well on a 386/33 with 2mb of RAM. 
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AnalogRocks
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Hey I have a 386/25 with 2mb of ram wanna try it? 
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WanMan
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| AnalogRocks wrote: | | Hey I have a 386/25 with 2mb of ram wanna try it? |
And they say people who collect old Playboy issues are 'weird'.
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perisoft
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| WanMan wrote: | | AnalogRocks wrote: | | Hey I have a 386/25 with 2mb of ram wanna try it? |
And they say people who collect old Playboy issues are 'weird'. |
Hey - it's old, it's obsolete technology, and it doesn't perform up-to-snuff. For a computer, it's as close to analog as you're gonna get! 
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MikeEby
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| perisoft wrote: | | WanMan wrote: | | AnalogRocks wrote: | | Hey I have a 386/25 with 2mb of ram wanna try it? |
And they say people who collect old Playboy issues are 'weird'. |
Hey - it's old, it's obsolete technology, and it doesn't perform up-to-snuff. For a computer, it's as close to analog as you're gonna get! |
Oh no...I have an original IBM XT that runs at a blistering 4.77Mhz across an 8 bit bus...Not that is analog.
Mike
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AnalogRocks
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| MikeEby wrote: | | perisoft wrote: | | WanMan wrote: | | AnalogRocks wrote: | | Hey I have a 386/25 with 2mb of ram wanna try it? |
And they say people who collect old Playboy issues are 'weird'. |
Hey - it's old, it's obsolete technology, and it doesn't perform up-to-snuff. For a computer, it's as close to analog as you're gonna get! |
Oh no...I have an original IBM XT that runs at a blistering 4.77Mhz across an 8 bit bus...Not that is analog.
Mike |
I helped rewire an analog computer once. It was used to switch a model railroad.  Must have been 10 miles of wire in there
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CRT_Ben
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Used to have two 8086 machines (around 5Mhz I believe), no hard drives, just two 5 1/4" drives. Boot off one, load programs off the other. Finally tossed them a few years ago, fun programming BASIC on them though.
I grew up playing King's Quest, Space Quest, Scorched Earth, etc. on a sweet 286...those were the days!
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AnalogRocks
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TEST DRIVE!!!! On my an Olivetti 8086 with 16 shades of green monitor.
Hit the red line, break your windshield.
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