Re: Currant Bun

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From: mike Mike Dickson
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:00

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In article <slrn888ces.lt.rwatson@bluesharp.pwdltd.co.uk> rwatson@pwdltd.co.uk wrote...

> >I'm sure Linux is fine and dandy if you have a spare week or two to set
> >it up and get it running properly, but most people just don't have that
> >sort of time.
>
> Took me about 30-45 minutes to get fully installed with my printer and
> modem working fine.

I've tried SuSE, Caldera and RedHat on all three main systems we have
and all of them failed to recognise at least one component part of the
system (usually the printer) and none of them picked up the sound cards.

I didn't dwell on the problem since it was an intellectual exercise more
than anything else, but (much as I hate to admit this) I've yet to come
across any Win95 installation that I have made which *didn't* pick up on
all the hardware, far less concern the user with issues over 'mount
points' and 'inode density'.

I can't say the same for 98, though. I've yet to see it standing up
straight long enough.

Mike Dickson, Black Cat Software Factory, Edinburgh, Scotland
fax 0131-665-1298 - Columnated Ruins Domino - Mellotron M400 #996

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From: mike@blackcat..demon..co..uk (Mike Dickson)
Subject: Re: Currant Bun
Date: 2000/01/18
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