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- Thread starter pridecity
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desertanimal
2003 UB313
pridecity
Patients took over asylum
Wow Winged Sweetheart! Yours is wicked!
I also like yours Tara! It looks familiar.
Hey Eric, where is yours from? I feel like I should know it.
Desert Animal, is that in Phoenix, or nearby? I've been to Arizona once and it was 117 degrees 0_o
Mrs. Z, I wanted to try Linux, but was so confused by the choices. I think I decided my Windows 98 probably couldn't handle even that. I'm surprised I got it to work with Vista (thank goodness for smart Arabic friends who know how to program!). Do you like Linux better than Mac? I love my Mac, minus the fact that I can't use Paint Shop Pro 7 on it and I can't afford Photoshop (the full figure, not elements).
I also like yours Tara! It looks familiar.
Hey Eric, where is yours from? I feel like I should know it.
Desert Animal, is that in Phoenix, or nearby? I've been to Arizona once and it was 117 degrees 0_o
Mrs. Z, I wanted to try Linux, but was so confused by the choices. I think I decided my Windows 98 probably couldn't handle even that. I'm surprised I got it to work with Vista (thank goodness for smart Arabic friends who know how to program!). Do you like Linux better than Mac? I love my Mac, minus the fact that I can't use Paint Shop Pro 7 on it and I can't afford Photoshop (the full figure, not elements).
Kokopelli
Resident Boa Fanatic
That is -so- you!!!
desertanimal
2003 UB313
Oren, we went down to Tucson. That photo is from Catalina state park, just north of town. An easy 2 hr drive from Phoenix.
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
Haha! (need more characters............)Mine makes more sense if you can see the huge angry eyeballs taped to the top of the monitor...
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
Ah, that makes sense! Thanks Nanci
DeadMouse
Hungry, hungry Hognose!
:-offtopic Sorry to hijack the thread...
First off, Linux is simply an operating system like Windows 98 is. In other words, it's of no consequence what Win98 can handle as Linux would be running within it's own environment (unless of course you were running an emulator but that's a whole nother topic).
Regardless of the hardware constraints that usually tie most Windows versions to a specific minimum of hardware requirements, Linux, for the most part, can run on almost any computer regardless of how old or slow it may appear. Heck, I've been running Linux on a 15 year old computer for the last 11 years that has a 100mhz Pentium with only 32 megs of RAM. Obviously in today's world, this computer may seem obsolete but it runs my network and is basically a glorified and heavily customized firewall/router.
With that said, Linux is not the panacea to replacing other operating systems. I've been using Linux off and on for 15 years but it's never been able to replace the need for having a Windows system because it cannot natively run Windows applications without the use of, you guessed it, an emulator. Plus, older computers are so cheap these days, you can easily get one just to slap Linux on it and give it a try without replacing your current setup.
While I'm not hip to all the new Linux distros that are out there (I'm an old school Slackware hacker for those that know what that means
), Linux can be a bit daunting at first if you are not familiar with such systems which is where a good reference book or two can come in handy.
Depending on what type of Mac OS you are running, Apple's OS X is basically a flavor of Unix (which is basically what Linux is). I'm not sure about the portability of certain Unix/Linux apps for OS X, but I'm sure that if you can get your hands on the source code for whatever app it is you want, you can probably compile for your system to get it to work properly.
In regards to Photoshop, there's a free graphics program called GIMP that might be worth checking out.
Having said all of that, if your Mac and Vista computers are doing what you want them to do, don't worry about Linux. After all, Operating Systems are merely tools that you use to do work. You use the right tool for the job. Linux is merely a different tool to do some of the same type of stuff but in a different way.
And don't believe the hype that Linux is far more secure than Windows or OS X, all operating systems are prone to break-ins and other malicious intrusions like viruses and the such when not setup properly, I should know, I used to keep company with a bunch of Black Hats back in the day. The only reason why Windows gets a bad rap more frequently is that it's the most widely used commercial operating system in the world, so statistically it's going to bear the brunt of the majority of break-ins and such especially considering the fact that the overwhelming majority of Windows users do not know how to tweak or modify their systems to get the best type of security out of it.
Now back to your regularly scheduled program...
First off, Linux is simply an operating system like Windows 98 is. In other words, it's of no consequence what Win98 can handle as Linux would be running within it's own environment (unless of course you were running an emulator but that's a whole nother topic).
Regardless of the hardware constraints that usually tie most Windows versions to a specific minimum of hardware requirements, Linux, for the most part, can run on almost any computer regardless of how old or slow it may appear. Heck, I've been running Linux on a 15 year old computer for the last 11 years that has a 100mhz Pentium with only 32 megs of RAM. Obviously in today's world, this computer may seem obsolete but it runs my network and is basically a glorified and heavily customized firewall/router.
With that said, Linux is not the panacea to replacing other operating systems. I've been using Linux off and on for 15 years but it's never been able to replace the need for having a Windows system because it cannot natively run Windows applications without the use of, you guessed it, an emulator. Plus, older computers are so cheap these days, you can easily get one just to slap Linux on it and give it a try without replacing your current setup.
While I'm not hip to all the new Linux distros that are out there (I'm an old school Slackware hacker for those that know what that means
), Linux can be a bit daunting at first if you are not familiar with such systems which is where a good reference book or two can come in handy.Depending on what type of Mac OS you are running, Apple's OS X is basically a flavor of Unix (which is basically what Linux is). I'm not sure about the portability of certain Unix/Linux apps for OS X, but I'm sure that if you can get your hands on the source code for whatever app it is you want, you can probably compile for your system to get it to work properly.
In regards to Photoshop, there's a free graphics program called GIMP that might be worth checking out.
Having said all of that, if your Mac and Vista computers are doing what you want them to do, don't worry about Linux. After all, Operating Systems are merely tools that you use to do work. You use the right tool for the job. Linux is merely a different tool to do some of the same type of stuff but in a different way.
And don't believe the hype that Linux is far more secure than Windows or OS X, all operating systems are prone to break-ins and other malicious intrusions like viruses and the such when not setup properly, I should know, I used to keep company with a bunch of Black Hats back in the day.
The only reason why Windows gets a bad rap more frequently is that it's the most widely used commercial operating system in the world, so statistically it's going to bear the brunt of the majority of break-ins and such especially considering the fact that the overwhelming majority of Windows users do not know how to tweak or modify their systems to get the best type of security out of it.Now back to your regularly scheduled program...
vetusvates
Gamaliel's Principle
Here is some info, although not where I got the giant version I used to make a wallpaper.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Johnson
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_Capel.jpg
I like to see everybody's desktop snaps. I am very visual, and it makes me feel like I am almost sitting right there next to someone.
whoty
New member
once more....
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pridecity
Patients took over asylum
@Janine: Yeah.... I forgot that part. Sorry about that. I've gotten used to my stupid Mac where you need to press 12 buttons to get one thing done. I love it! Lol.
@Dead Mouse and Mrs. Z, I'm going to make a Unix thread. I'm also going to copy your post Dead Mouse so that others understand what the conversation is. I have a million things I want to talk about concerning it. Hope to see you there.
@Dead Mouse and Mrs. Z, I'm going to make a Unix thread. I'm also going to copy your post Dead Mouse so that others understand what the conversation is. I have a million things I want to talk about concerning it. Hope to see you there.
Tara80
ACR Breeder # 787
I used to update mine often from the site http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
But fell in love with the one I posted above and it has been my desk top of choice ever since.
But fell in love with the one I posted above and it has been my desk top of choice ever since.
vetusvates
Gamaliel's Principle
Thanks, Tara. I like large high def pics of space.
Halley, that looks like a good halloween one, a big old haunted house.I forgot about the nasa pictures! Don't you love those?
Here's my newest desktop:
