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RobertGonzalez
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Post by RobertGonzalez »

The BE Operating System. I forgot who is running that project right now (some big corporate name), but it is pretty lightweight, easy to install , fast loading and stable... at least from what I've heard.
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Shiz.. You must have the worst luck ever because I have never had a problem with a computer that wasn't my fault aside from a couple virus and some dead hard drives.

The laptop I have has lost two hard-drives (to heat I think?) but aside from that I have never had a problem with Windows XP pro, Windows XP home, Windows Server 2003, or Lindows (linux distro could have the name wrong i only used it for two days).

The only problem I have with my laptop right now is my wireless card doesn't work with this OS. I used to go war driving in Seattle. :(
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Everah wrote:The BE Operating System. I forgot who is running that project right now
I was under impression BeOS was dead... was I wrong?
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It was for a little while, but I heard it got picked up by a large IT type compan and is being developed. Not aggresively, but it is being worked on. If I can find something on this I will post it.
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Post by panic! »

Right just get a WiFi card with the PRISM or ORINOCHO chipset and it will work with UBUNTU, my laptop is a centrino which, I think, is the always the PRISIM chipset (I could be wrong) and works like a beauty.

also you don't HAVE to BUY an antivirus:

google AVG free edition

I don't know what the free software firewalls are, I'm behind a hardware firewall!

setting up a LAMP server on Ubuntu is really simple.

apt-get install apache
apt-get install php
apt-get install mysql

those might not be the exact package names, just use apt-cache search *name* to find them out.


on Windows download the WAMP installer for a simple set up, though I'd set it up manually, it's pretty easy and only takes around 30 minutes longer if you're lucky and RTFM!

good luck!:)
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