Re: DVD support for linux
Also if I am gonna buy a computer to use mostly for linux but also use
win98 just play some games.......Not many but some. What manufacter should
I get the system from, Micron, Gateway, Dell, or one that make PC just for
Linux?
-----Original Message-----
From: Shaleh <shaleh@livenet.net>
To: Curt E. Spann <curt@luddite.net>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Thursday, July 23, 1998 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: DVD support for linux
>Fun Fun Fun
>
>Curt E. Spann wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> I getting ready to purchase a new system but before I do I need to
know
>> some stuff. First does Linux support dvd drives.
>Probably not yet. And since the DVD videos will also likely be useless
>ther is not much point. DVD is nice for TV's, waste of time for
>computers.
>
>>What video card should I get?
>
>You ask later so I will kill two birds with one stone. AGP is both
>poorly supported and a waste of money. AGP cards can actually lessen
>system performance. System resources are stolen to give the enhanced
>video. Also numerous motherboards have problems sharing AGP and other
>slots. Best recommendation is to avoid them (yeah I will get flack for
>this one).
>
>> If I have a choice between SCSI and Ultra ATA system which should I
>> get? SCSI is a little more expensive but is it really worth it?
>
>For a home workstation SCSI is not a great gain unless you intend to
>really beat the hard drive. Even then the new IDE's make this
>questionable. You will find that many UNIX vendors are shipping IDE in
>all but the highest end machines.
>
>>Is AWE 64 PCI supported, or AWE 64 ISA?
>Yes AWE is supported.
>
>> Also is there really a big difference between 66Mhz bus and 100Mhz > bus.
>
>The 100mhz is faster and will allow for more upgrades later. If you
>insist on dumping this much monery -- go for it.
>
>Now for my personal opinoin (-:
>
>GO to xfree86.org. Read what video cards have better support and why.
>Numerous card vendors are not supporting the free software community. I
>say the same thing about Intel. It seems hell bent on locking all
>hardware in an NDA (which means the free community has to pay for specs
>and can not give out the source). So if you would -- please do not
>support Intel. Buy an AMD or a Cyrix.
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