[SATLUG] E machines. my 2 cents. cl
Chuck Lorentson
cilorentson at devtex.net
Tue Feb 1 12:32:42 CST 2005
were
First, I am the newest of 'the newbies', sooo consider that. I
own four old computers (1 not so old) My first was a Dell, and at first
I was disappointed because I would have liked a 'homebuilt', but I did
not have the expertise, (still shaky) I used the Dell for 6 years,
looking back I got good service (the looking back is the important part)
In 2000 my brother gave me his HP Pavilion 700mhz, because he was NOT a
computer person, and had allow my enthusiasm to persuade him. It was a
Wal Mart Special,,,, and the first thing I noticed was how noisy it was,
working, and when you installed a cd. Only later did I ''''see'''' the
significance; it is a very inexpensive machine. It is faster than the
old Dell, but only after using the WalMart H/P did I come to really
appreciate the Dell. With that said, I must also add, I paid a ton of
money for the Dell, ( I did receive great service,tho, it was still too
much money, but that has been 'the way of the industry') On a whim I
bought a Apple/pear or something at the computer show,,,, (((yes, it was
shinny))) it is a nice box, I just need to 'know more'. Last, my son in
law build me a compute beginning of last year,,, it is fast, and a
little more complicated than either my old dell or the Hp, but it is
fast. I wish I had built it my self,,,, next time. Summing up, if I
had it all to do again, if I had time,,(you spoke about lack of) I would
definitely go 'homebuilt', but right behind that would be a Dell.$$$$$.
One last thought, I don't visit our local pawn shop that much,,, but
about a couple of years ago, he had several 'E machines' for sale, I
asked??? They were previously his, and they were a extreme headache, his
words, later at our local internet provider/computer repair, I saw the
same machines (repair tags on them, yes I am nosey) and the service
provider was '''very familiar''' with them. Just an observation. please
excuse for being sooo "long" cl.
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>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:25:08 -0600
>From: john shanks <johnshanks at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [SATLUG] a lot of questions from a newbie
>To: Jeremy Mann <jeremymann at gmail.com>
>Cc: The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List
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>Jeremy, I tried that, but bash couldn't find the cvs command.
>
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>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:10:39 -0600, Jeremy Mann <jeremymann at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>John, you're right. The only way to get the drivers is to download via
>>cvs. They should have instructions on what to copy/paste in a terminal
>>to start the CVS download. If not, here they are:
>>
>>cvs -d:pserver:anonymous at cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/madwifi login
>>hit enter for no password, then:
>>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous at cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/madwifi co -P madwifi
>>
>>Good luck!
>>
>>
>>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:51:08 -0600, john shanks <johnshanks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm trying to update my wireless drivers since I've been having some
>>>problems staying connected. I have an Atheros card in my laptop and
>>>the only place I've found making drivers for that is the madwifi
>>>project at sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi).
>>>They haven't released any packages yet, but I got the idea it's still
>>>pretty reasonable, despite having problems with adhoc networks.
>>>
>>>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:33:10 -0600, Mike Wallace <mikeaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>What are you specifically trying to do? Update SuSE? Update some
>>>>application? Do something else? Typically, binaries will be pre-made
>>>>for you to install and you should only go the CVS route if you really
>>>>want the latest bleeding edge version, which isn't really recommended
>>>>for a "newbie." Give us some details and we can work through it.
>>>>
>>>>-Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>This probably fits in with the walkthrough question, but what do I do
>>>>>with cvs files. I've been trying to update a few things and I can't
>>>>>figure out how.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>--
>>Jeremy
>>
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>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:36:32 -0600
>From: Mike Wallace <mikeaw at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [SATLUG] a lot of questions from a newbie
>To: "The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List"
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>Oh, you probably don't have CVS installed. That should be included
>somewhere on your installation CDs or you could pretty easily find the
>package online. Get that, and then do what Jeremy says.
>
>-Mike
>
>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:25:08 -0600, john shanks <johnshanks at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Jeremy, I tried that, but bash couldn't find the cvs command.
>>
>>
>>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:10:39 -0600, Jeremy Mann <jeremymann at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>John, you're right. The only way to get the drivers is to download via
>>>cvs. They should have instructions on what to copy/paste in a terminal
>>>to start the CVS download. If not, here they are:
>>>
>>>cvs -d:pserver:anonymous at cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/madwifi login
>>>hit enter for no password, then:
>>>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous at cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/madwifi co -P madwifi
>>>
>>>Good luck!
>>>
>>>
>>>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:51:08 -0600, john shanks <johnshanks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm trying to update my wireless drivers since I've been having some
>>>>problems staying connected. I have an Atheros card in my laptop and
>>>>the only place I've found making drivers for that is the madwifi
>>>>project at sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi).
>>>>They haven't released any packages yet, but I got the idea it's still
>>>>pretty reasonable, despite having problems with adhoc networks.
>>>>
>>>>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:33:10 -0600, Mike Wallace <mikeaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>What are you specifically trying to do? Update SuSE? Update some
>>>>>application? Do something else? Typically, binaries will be pre-made
>>>>>for you to install and you should only go the CVS route if you really
>>>>>want the latest bleeding edge version, which isn't really recommended
>>>>>for a "newbie." Give us some details and we can work through it.
>>>>>
>>>>>-Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>This probably fits in with the walkthrough question, but what do I do
>>>>>>with cvs files. I've been trying to update a few things and I can't
>>>>>>figure out how.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>SATLUG mailing list
>>>>SATLUG at satlug.org
>>>>http://alamo.satlug.org/mailman/listinfo/satlug
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>--
>>>Jeremy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>Message: 3
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:49:08 -0600
>From: "J. Patrick Lanigan" <patl at satx.rr.com>
>Subject: Re: [SATLUG] Domain Data
>To: "The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List"
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>Message-ID: <41FF1854.4060503 at satx.rr.com>
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>Louis Warnholtz wrote:
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>
>
>>Does anyone know the web site address of a site (in Ohio I believe) that you can bring up, then enter a domain name, and it will tell you all about the domain server and O/S they are running.
>>
>>Haven't used it for year, had it written down, but can't find or remember it.
>>
>>lou
>>
>>
>>
>>
>You might also find samspade.org useful.
>
>--Patrick
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>Message: 4
>Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 06:18:31 -0600
>From: MKR<ramadoss at gbronline.com>
>Subject: Re: [SATLUG] OT: Looking for advice on eMachines
>To: satlug at satlug.org
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>You will be better off building your own machine. You can do it in one
>afternoon/evening.
>
>mkr
>
>At 07:00 PM 01/28/05 -0800, Mary Yatti wrote:
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>
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>>This computer is advertised at WalMart for under
>>$600.00:
>> eMachines Desktop PC, AMD Sempron 3000+ Processor w/
>>17" CRT Monitor.
>>http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3429307#long_descr
>>
>>I know nothing about eMachines, only that they may
>>have been bought out by Gateway. I checked Consumer
>>Report online and they give eMachines a 'Recommended
>>Buy" rating.
>>
>>Any feedback from the group on eMachines?
>>
>>Or I could build my own in my spare time. But, it
>>seems the price to buy looks good.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Mary
>>
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