This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BFA73F.02896440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I ready to chuck this whole Linux thing! I went to CompUSA today and bought OpenLinux 2.4 for the eDesktop. It is supposed geared to make the Linux experience better for a desktop = user, with RealAudio already configured to work with Netscape, Adobe = Acrobat, the whole nine yards. I installed it with little problems, but it did not like any of my = Linux-compatible network cards. I tried 3 different ones that I know are = Linux compatible...nothing. So, I reinstalled Mandrake 7. No problems, everything looks great. Recently I decided to transfer some video taped material onto CD-Rs so = that hopefully it would last longer. So, I had a 128MB AVI file that has 46 seconds of video on it, totally = uncompressed. It plays terrible jerking in Linux. I switch back to Win98 and it plays flawlessly. I just sick of the whole thing. At least I can get certain OSes to do = what I want them to do, without having to be a computer programmer. Good night! Mark ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BFA73F.02896440 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I ready to chuck this whole Linux = thing!
I went to CompUSA today and bought OpenLinux 2.4 = for the=20 eDesktop.
It is supposed geared to make the Linux = experience better=20 for a desktop user, with RealAudio already configured to work with = Netscape,=20 Adobe Acrobat, the whole nine yards.
I installed it with little problems, but it did = not like=20 any of my Linux-compatible network cards. I tried 3 different ones that = I know=20 are Linux compatible...nothing.
So, I reinstalled Mandrake 7. No problems, = everything=20 looks great.
Recently I decided to transfer some video taped = material=20 onto CD-Rs so that hopefully it would last longer.
So, I had a 128MB AVI file that has 46 seconds = of video on=20 it, totally uncompressed.
It plays terrible jerking in Linux.
I switch back to Win98 and it plays=20 flawlessly.
I just sick of the whole thing. At least I can = get certain=20 OSes to do what I want them to do, without having to be a computer=20 programmer.
Good night!
Mark
 
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