Buffalo Internet and Computer Magazine

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Fri May 17 10:54:59 EDT 2002


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Has nothing to do with backups. I can always go in and get data even if the os fails. If you've never done the activation/registration, you probably will soon (90 day window I believe).
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As far as your last comment, I for one have been very busy at it :)
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On Fri, 2002-05-17 at 10:41, Ronald Maggio wrote:
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><B><I>From:</FONT></FONT></B></I><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I> </FONT></FONT></I><A HREF="mailto:peter at thecybersource.com"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Cyber Source</FONT></I></A>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><B><I>To:</FONT></FONT></B></I><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I> </FONT></FONT></I><A HREF="mailto:nflug at nflug.org"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>nflug at nflug.org</FONT></I></A>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><B><I>Sent:</FONT></FONT></B></I><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I> Friday, May 17, 2002 8:32 AM</FONT></FONT></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><B><I>Subject:</FONT></FONT></B></I><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I> Re: Buffalo Internet and Computer Magazine</FONT></FONT></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>What's wrong with windows xp? </FONT></FONT></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>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. </FONT></FONT></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="2"><B><I>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></FONT></B></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>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? </FONT></FONT></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="2"><B><I>Well one always has the option of doing a reinstall from scratch, and not a write over.</FONT></FONT></B></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>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. </FONT></FONT></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>I'm sure the rest of this group could highlight a few beefs as well. </FONT></FONT></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="2"><B><I>Since when does anything come cheep or truely free. There's always a cost or hidden cost in everything.</FONT></FONT></B></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="2"><B><I>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></FONT></B></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="2"><B><I>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></FONT></B></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="2"><B><I>Your truly </FONT></FONT></B></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="2"><B><I>Ron Maggio</FONT></FONT></B></I>
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        <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>On Fri, 2002-05-17 at 05:09, Ronald Maggio wrote: </FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>From: &quot;S. Lawton &quot; &lt;green_man at bluefrognet.net&gt;</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:36 PM</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>&gt; On 10 May 2002, at 7:14, Justin Bennett wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>&gt; &gt; Ok I'm up for it, I'm thinking a &quot;What is Linux&quot; 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>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>&gt; [Large Edit]</FONT></FONT></I>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>&gt; Scott</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>&gt; Registered Linux User 261118</FONT></FONT></I>
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