Buffalo Internet and Computer Magazine

Ronald Maggio r.v.maggio at worldnet.att.net
Fri May 17 10:41:32 EDT 2002


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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=peter at thecybersource.com href="mailto:peter at thecybersource.com">Cyber 
  Source</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nflug at nflug.org 
  href="mailto:nflug at nflug.org">nflug at nflug.org</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 17, 2002 8:32 AM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Buffalo Internet and 
  Computer Magazine</DIV>
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  <DIV>What's wrong with windows xp? <BR>Number one on my list would have to be 
  the fact that if you change motherboards or certain hard ware that the system 
  will fail. </DIV>
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  <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Time to start backing things &nbsp;up by now 
  wouldn't&nbsp;you say. Well since when can you always do things without any 
  chance of ending up doing&nbsp;a reinstall.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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  <DIV>Then on reinstalls, you&nbsp; need to call the mothership to get a new 
  key number for your precious OS that is assigned through a very clever 
  formula. Not my opinion of a good way to protect against piracy. I'm sure the 
  people on the mothership think so though. After all you must want it that way 
  right? </DIV>
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  <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Well one always has the option of doing a reinstall 
  from scratch, and not a write over.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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  <DIV><BR>That would be my biggest beef on xp, one of the other beefs would be 
  the same as usual with ms os's, what amounts to very minor changes, mostly 
  gui, then charging an average of $100. <BR>I'm sure the rest of this group 
  could highlight a few beefs as well. </DIV>
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  <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Since when does anything come cheep or truely free. 
  There's always a cost or hidden cost in everything.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
  <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Well true enough about the gui changes, but I see a 
  large change as compaired to NT 4.0, but the advantage is more profound if 
  you've never used Win NT and have been&nbsp;using only&nbsp;the&nbsp;Win 9x 
  kernel. I see it as a&nbsp;higher advancement&nbsp;of OS platforms available 
  on the market. As Rob says everything has its place, and for me XP has one 
  here! </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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  <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>And now for my comment: If we are to advance the 
  computer world forward, I think&nbsp;bashing everything that does not fit into 
  the linux point of view only sets a frame of opinion that if linux is so good 
  then why do poeple how use linux just talk about the benefits of linux through 
  example, and not through bashing of windows as a&nbsp;convincing 
  pitch!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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  <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Your truly </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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  <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Ron Maggio</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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  <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2></FONT></STRONG><BR>On Fri, 2002-05-17 at 05:09, 
  Ronald Maggio wrote: </DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE><PRE><FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>----- Original Message -----</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>From: "S. Lawton " &lt;green_man at bluefrognet.net&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>To: &lt;nflug at nflug.org&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:36 PM</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>Subject: Re: Buffalo Internet and Computer Magazine</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; On 10 May 2002, at 7:14, Justin Bennett wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; &gt; Ok I'm up for it, I'm thinking a "What is Linux" Article, maybe</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>explaining</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; &gt; what linux is, as well as opensource and it's advantages. Then throw a</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>NFLUG</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; &gt; plug at the bottom.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; [Large Edit]</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; I think that's a good idea.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; When I was considering a new computer, a friend asked me what</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; OS I was putting in. I had heard of Linux, but had no idea what it</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; really was. I took a virtual tour of Windows XP and knew I definitely</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; did NOT want that.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>And what's wrong with XP? I'm using it! Had no problems installing it on an</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>old lagacy box. The only problem I had was for it to see the modem and give</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>it drivers. I slipped in a PCI Motorola modem and used win 2000 drivers. Now</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>I can connect up. I liked the looks of XP the first time I saw it at</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>CompUSA. XP is if one really looks at it is Win NT version 5. Take some of</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>98SE, ME, NT 4.0 Win 2000 and put them all together and you got XP. It's not</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>a bad OS. As stated I'm running it on a legacy box its perking along. After</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>all its the Win NT kernel not the Win 9x kernel. Just my two cents worth!</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>Ron:)</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; I bounced around 4 or 5 websites investigating Linux, found a link</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; to NFLUG's site, and 2 days later I was at a meeting asking</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; questions.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; Scott</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt; Registered Linux User 261118</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>

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