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 | I find that Wine is a useful program for allowing individual independente functioning from Windows for most cases. I can run Office well, Irfan view, PortableApps.com (around 80 useful utilities and pro grams) and a bunch of others. The issue is that you have to work a little to set … |
 | Sorry to hear the bad news. From the way you describe it the most likely cause is a dead hard disk controller. Since, even within a given model of hard drive, the controllers may vary depending on what was available at the time of build, you are most likely screwed. … |
 | The problem with too many Linux distros is that they are [B]driven by developers [/B]making solutions for which the problem space is limited. Ergo, small demand, little upkeep incomplete development. What would be useful is [B][U]demand side, or user based distro development.[/U][/B] For example, the open geo spatial community has … |
| | Tallship has a good introduction to custom Linux installations but misses a key bugaboo that limits Linux market penetration- Drivers. I had a number of students seriously interested in exploring Linux as a Windows alternative but got discouraged when they couldn't find drivers for their hardware and peripherals. |
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