[plug] Windows upgrades for people and Macs

[Kai]

Hi James,

No problems for the info.
I did a clean install, using ext3

Things sure have come a long way since I installed 5.2 in '97 :)
Evolution does the trick for a GUI email client, Galeon has a smaller
memory footprint than Mozilla and it's standards compliant so anything
that adheres to HTML 4 works no worries.

GnomeICU works for ICQ, XMMS for mp3's so that's no problem.
I am using old faithfull (google) to see if there's any programs that
can convert MS OE email files to something readable under Linux so I
don't loose all the emails I have saved and stored on my Windows
partition.

Other than that, no problems so far, all I have to do now is get
re-acquainted with everything, no sweat !

If anyone can recommend a mail client, browser, ICQ program, media
player or anything else like that which they think works better than
what I've got listed, please let me know !

Cheers

Kai

On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 23:06, James Elliott wrote:
> Hi Kai
> 
> Thanks for the information about Red Hat 7.3.  Did you install it as a new,
> clean install, or upgrade your previous version and keep yur data files?
> 
> James Elliott
> Ravensthorpe Computers
> ABN 34 305 232 710
> Tel:   08 9838 1043
> Fax:  08 9838 1049
> Cell:  0428 39 6052
> E-mail:  James.Elliott at wn.com.au
> Australia Post:
> PO Box 228, Ravensthorpe WA 6346
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kai" <vk6ksj at siwa.com.au>
> To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [plug] Windows upgrades for people and Macs
> 
> 
> > James,
> >
> > Thanks to Paul Dean I have a fresh install of Red Hat 7.3
> >
> > The basics of my system is:
> > AMD K6/2 400
> > 192 Megs of SDRAM
> > VIA PT-5VMD mobo
> >
> > I haven't had any problems with the install as the default RH
> > configuration or the customised one I have now.
> >
> > Have fun ! :)
> >
> > /Kai
> >
> > On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 11:29, James Elliott wrote:
> > > Hi Craig, the AMD man, and others ........
> > >
> > > I have an AMD K6 233 MHZ and Iam thinking of upgrading by simply
> replacing
> > > the mainboard and CPU because everything else in the box is reasonably
> up to
> > > date:
> > >
> > > 256 Mb SDRAM 133 MHz
> > > 48x CD-ROM
> > > Brand new Sony CD-RW
> > > ATX case
> > > 2x 20 GB HDD  (one for Windows and one for Linux)
> > >
> > > I was wondering how "current" I should go with regard to Linux
> > > compatibility.  What I mean is that Linux RH 7.1 is obvioulsy compatible
> > > with my old AMD K6 233 but would Red Hat 7.3, which Paul is sending me,
> be
> > > written to accommodate and use all the features of an AMD 1800XP Athlon
> CPU
> > > (1.8 GHz) ... or isn't this an issue?
> > >
> > > BTW.... I sold a graphic artist / Web Page Designer friend of mine an
> > > Atholon 1.8 GHz (he uses Windows ME), and talk about Faaaaasssst!!!!!!
> In
> > > real life, not just in bench tests, if you look closely at a computer
> > > working with graphics and animations, the latest PIV seems to be a bit
> > > faster than the old Celeron 500 (my friend has both), but he is still
> > > shaking his head and raving about the speed of the Athlon - and this is
> > > after having it for many weeks.
> > >
> > >
> > > James Elliott
> > > Ravensthorpe Computers
> > > ABN 34 305 232 710
> > > Tel:   08 9838 1043
> > > Fax:  08 9838 1049
> > > Cell:  0428 39 6052
> > > E-mail:  James.Elliott at wn.com.au
> > > Australia Post:
> > > PO Box 228, Ravensthorpe WA 6346
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Craig Ringer" <craig at postnewspapers.com.au>
> > > To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 4:38 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [plug] Windows upgrades for people and Macs
> > >
> > >
> > > > >     http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25179.html
> > > >
> > > > Heh, heh.
> > > > I don't own any "Pentiums, Power Macs and iMacs" nor "486s and below,
> > > > UNIX machines"
> > > >
> > > > I use AMD.
> > > >
> > > > Heeheeehee...
> > > >
> > > > (they probably define "Pentium = Pentium CPU or compatable" somwhere
> but
> > > > then it'd serve them right for Intel to sue them, give them a dose of
> > > > their own medicene).
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Craig Ringer                                IT Manager, POST
> Newspapers
> > > > http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/
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