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More info?)
That's the next release, called Windows Vista. Special Active-X controls for
different type of manicures and pedicures. The in-grown toenail option may slip
to the next releae... Ben
On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:06:50 -0700, Bob Felton <bob123.removethis@fieldtown.net>
wrote:
>Good description of the newer printers, Ben. Now, if they can add cut
>your toe and finger nails and trim your hair, I would like that.
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>On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:27:46 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net
>(Ben Myers) wrote:
>
>>Good. I am no Linux expert, although I have many years experience in the
>>business. I've done some Linux installs, with older Red Hat and current Suse
>>(courtesy of Novell). Both were extremely easy. Only one reboot needed,
>>compared to the usual Windows reboot-reboot-reboot as different drivers are
>>installed. For a system with older hardware, availability of Linux drivers is a
>>no-brainer, because the Linux distros carry forward the older drivers.
>>Micro$oft is perpetually changing its driver API, rendering old drivers obsolete
>>with newer versions of Windows. File and print servers are easy to set up under
>>Linux. Exceptions might be some of the newer printer-scanner-copier
>>shines-your-shoes kills-warts do-it-all devices, which have very specialized
>>drivers and supporting software under Windows... Ben Myers
>>
>>On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:43:21 -0700, Bob Felton <bob123.removethis@fieldtown.net>
>>wrote:
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>>>Thanks for the info, Ben. I might just look into that for them.
>>>--
>>>Bob
>>>
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>>>On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 22:50:40 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net
>>>(Ben Myers) wrote:
>>>
>>>>The NetServer LC II would be perfect for saving files for shared access if you
>>>>installed Linux on it. No compatibility problems at all. May even run
>>>>acceptably with as little as 128MB of memory. There are lots of free or nearly
>>>>free and up-to-date versions of Linux available: Red Hat, Mandrake, SUSE (now
>>>>part of Novell), Debian, Ubuntu. Setting up a Linux file server for Windows
>>>>clients is cheap and easy... Ben Myers
>>>>
>>>>On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 13:29:21 -0700, Bob Felton <bob123.removethis@fieldtown.net>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Maybe you hit the wrong key previously, Ben, and your response went
>>>>>into the bit bucket. Anyway, thanks for the informative reply. I
>>>>>will do some soul searching with my client over the matter and see
>>>>>what he wants to do. Client is a small church. They only want to
>>>>>have a "server" to save files to for shared access by other members of
>>>>>the church administration. The NetServer was donated by a church
>>>>>member, but it came without an OS. I think I have a source of a PIII
>>>>>at 500MHz with WinXP that can be donated. That machine should fill
>>>>>the bill OK. Thanks, again, Ben.
>>>>>--
>>>>>Bob
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 03:48:23 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net
>>>>>(Ben Myers) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I thought I responded to the first request, but I must have been imagining.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The processor at either 266 or 300 MHz is a little slow for running Windows XP
>>>>>>Pro. If you can find a 333MHz processor, that would improve things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You would need to replace the built-in graphics on the motherboard by installing
>>>>>>a PCI graphics card supported by Windows. The built-in graphics probably has a
>>>>>>Cirrus Logic chip and 1MB. There are no XP drivers for any Cirrus chips.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Max memory is 512MB, consisting of pretty hard to find HP-branded EDO DIMMs, ECC
>>>>>>I think. I would recommend the max.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The other chipsets on the motherboard are pretty standard and should be
>>>>>>supported by XP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Still, I think that the possibility of your client being satisfied with XP Pro
>>>>>>running on the LC II is pretty slim. XP Pro is too much of a pig for older and
>>>>>>slower computers. Windows 2000 might be a better choice. It is far less
>>>>>>bloated... Ben Myers
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:16:02 -0700, Bob Felton <bob123.removethis@fieldtown.net>
>>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>First request posted 7/20/05.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>A client has acquired a used HP NetServer LC II and would like to run
>>>>>>>Windows XP Professional on it. Will WinXP Pro run on this machine?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Tnx es 73!
>>>>>
>>>
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