vodhner@cox.net wrote:
> Jeff Garland wrote:
>> Well, except AZstruct gave me Thinkpad memory . . . so that
>> I could upgrade some laptops . . . which I install Linux on
>
> Really. Give 'em a break, they're the good guys too.
I think you mistook my statement -- I *was* supporting AZstrut. They helped
me and the school out....I happened to use Linux for that project.
> I'm sure AzSTRUT has a lot of clients who need to have Windows
> (ref. my previous posting) to meet their immediate needs. I recently
> set up a machine that could run XP but not Xubuntu. (I dual-booted
> it with Feather Linux, but that was really lame.) XP tends to run,
> along a fashion, on a lot of those old boxes with PCI devices. So
> it makes sense for an outfit like AzSTRUT, concerned mostly with
> the hardware, to use the OS most likely to plug and play.
I'm a big supporter of free software, but I have no problem with people using
Windows including kids, schools, etc. AzStrut can cater to both. The world
will be just fine with both kinds of software -- sorry, I don't mean to
inflame any 'purests' on the list.
> BTW, when I got my new 22" monitor, I took the business to Data Doctors
> expecting to pay a premium. I told them I wanted to do some business
> with them in thanks for their accepting all my old junk for AzSTRUT.
> But it turns out they beat Best Buy and Fry's prices for equivalent
> hardware. :-)
Wow, that's interesting...I'll have to drop in to Data Doctors...
Jeff
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