Why would you build a system for your parents that you will need to completely wipe and install another operating system on when 7 expires?
Fayd
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i've built a whole computer for less than 200.
160 for everything - hard drive. then 40 for the hard drive (damn)
Wow I would never convert a non-tech-savvy friend to Linux... that's just shooting yourself in the foot isn't it? They wouldn't be able to run one single piece of software they're familiar with, except maybe firefox, and then you'd have to provide replacement packages for everything. Then what happens when they mess something up? I can see it now...
Me: "ok open up a terminal and su to root"
Friend: "WTF are you talking about man?"
Me: "sigh... ok I'll be there in about an hour..."
sourceninja
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Your looking at it all wrong.
They mess it up, I ssh in and fix it. I can do support anywhere. Plus, until they are comfortable with it I do not give them sudo privileges. Most people never need them as long as someone is running updates for them. In the case of my grandfather, I will be running updates for him.
Really, it's not that bad for most users once it is setup and working. All of my friends are familiar with firefox, thunderbird, pidgin, open office, gimp, etc. There are a few differences but I think it is almost easier then trying to transition to mac (and I am a mac fanboy all the way).
And finally, I am not converting them. I'm giving them an option. They can buy a copy of windows, buy a new computer, find someone else to help them, or migrate to linux.
Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Originally posted by: venkman
ll get a copy of XP from school, so no big deal there.
Hope you dont plan on lifting it or giving them an Edu copy. Both of which are illegal.
Who cares if it's illegal?
We do, Dimitry, we do.
Now where were we? Oh, yes! What was your SS# again?
-- Extra Special Agent Perknose
oogabooga
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normally I agree people care too much : but win7 is beta and will end up not working on them at some definite point. It's not like the post was "lol vista sucks and won't work" it's an actual thing to consider. I wouldn't give my parents a computer that at some point was going to come out of beta. Though I could totally understand not wanting to pay for an OS but not wanting to go linux for the folks.
What a bunch of nerds... between winblows licensing and arguing about which parts are probably recycled - good grief.
Let the man revel in his inexpensive computer. Good job scrapping the stuff together to end up with a cheap PC.
Let the man revel in his inexpensive computer. Good job scrapping the stuff together to end up with a cheap PC.
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In 1991 I spent megabucks for a 'puter with the newly introduced 386 from Gateway with a hefty 8 mb of ram! It was so long ago, Gateway didn't suck!
But wait, there's more!!
The MB's mem slots were full, but not in the way you'd expect. There were 8, yes 8, of them, each with a 1mb stick.
But wait, there's more!!
The MB's mem slots were full, but not in the way you'd expect. There were 8, yes 8, of them, each with a 1mb stick.
Fayd
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Fayd
Diamond Member
Originally posted by: venkman
Well my dad's processor can beat up your dad's processor.
no, this was for someone else. they paid me to put it together and install windows on it.
my parents use my old machine. an athlon x2 rig, s939. so yes, your dads proc can beat up my dad's proc.
(prior to that, they used an athlon xp 2400+ based rig)
but my dads comp has a discrete video card, and audio card.
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Originally posted by: Fayd
Originally posted by: venkman
Well my dad's processor can beat up your dad's processor.
no, this was for someone else. they paid me to put it together and install windows on it.
my parents use my old machine. an athlon x2 rig, s939. so yes, your dads proc can beat up my dad's proc.
(prior to that, they used an athlon xp 2400+ based rig)
but my dads comp has a discrete video card, and audio card.
looks like i have a spare 7300 lying around. my parents no longer have to use onboard video!
yay!
Fayd
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Originally posted by: venkman
Originally posted by: Fayd
Originally posted by: venkman
Well my dad's processor can beat up your dad's processor.
no, this was for someone else. they paid me to put it together and install windows on it.
my parents use my old machine. an athlon x2 rig, s939. so yes, your dads proc can beat up my dad's proc.
(prior to that, they used an athlon xp 2400+ based rig)
but my dads comp has a discrete video card, and audio card.
looks like i have a spare 7300 lying around. my parents no longer have to use onboard video!
yay!
7300 is little better than onboard, dude. even on a g31 system
13Gigatons
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13Gigatons
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Windows 7 is beta right now and he can upgrade it to the RC and then to the RTM according to the information that I have read.
Originally posted by: looker001
Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Originally posted by: venkman
ll get a copy of XP from school, so no big deal there.
Hope you dont plan on lifting it or giving them an Edu copy. Both of which are illegal.
Who cares if it's illegal?
We do, Dimitry, we do.
Now where were we? Oh, yes! What was your SS# again?
-- Extra Special Agent Perknose
:laugh:
RadiclDreamer
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