while all the vynsanity out there rains down upon us like so many golden showers, i figured now would be a good time to check out linux... and it's pretty freakin' sweet. i received a salvaged macintosh G4 from one of my jobs (450mhz proc, 384mb/ram...) that was running Mac OSX.3.9...
so i brought it home, and subsequently downloaded an .iso file of ubuntu linux and installed it. if anyone is at all tech-knowledgable, or just interested, it would be a fun experiment... also, if you have a spare machine sitting around, it would be totally worth your while to install it - linux, by definition, is able to bring new life into old hardware, as it is a lot less hardware-intensive as the likes of windows and mac...
i've got DVD playback working on it now (something it can't come with - to keep it free they can't include proprietary packages they would have to pay for...)
it wasn't too hard, and i found all the answers on their "help" area and the ubuntu forums...
oh, yeah, did i glance over the fact that it's a FREE operating system? it is, btw...
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They actually have a linux kit for Playstation 2, believe it or not. I was looking into it (because it comes with a keyboard, hard drive, modem, etc - everything you need) - but it's worth a goddamned fortune on ebay.
Subsequently, I decided to build the new PC. I DO like the penquin though. He's a cool mascot.
Subsequently, I decided to build the new PC. I DO like the penquin though. He's a cool mascot.
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