Re: Linux on Walmart's systemless computers
On Tuesday 16 April 2002 04:20 pm, - wrote:
> It looks like no one has any first hand experience with any of the 17
> computers. Can someone offer any opinions about the makeup and suitability
> of these computers for Linux operation based on the information provided on
> the web page? Linux is mentioned but it seems that the modem is a
> Winmodem.
>
[snip]
so rip out the winmodem--if that is, indeed, the case. there's no good reason
not to use an external modem, in any case. whoever suggested that any part of
using linux had anthing to do with the pseudo automation of services the
beast suggests it can supply? how could it possibly be a functional box if
there were any aspects of it that rendered it so os-specific that you
couldn't load your own choice of available operating systems? how about an
injection of common sense here?
ben
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