On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 15:01, Joris Huizer wrote: > --- Mark Roach <mrroach@okmaybe.com> wrote: > ... > > > Wow, there must really be something wrong with me, > > because I actually > > _like_ the debian installer. I find it simple and > > flexible. I can't say > > I have ever tried to install on a machine where I > > didn't know what > > hardware was in it... actually I don't think I've > > ever _had_ a machine > > where I didn't know what hardware was in it. > > > ... > > Well, the same is true for me! The only thing was a > bit of configuration to get my nvidia card working - > and getting a mouse to work; I never had much trouble > understanding questions even though I didn't know much > about the hardware (and the mouse problem was a silly > mistake of me) > > Joris > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com I've dealt with machines where I didn't know the hardware included - if you do computer consulting, that happens a lot. I tell clients that if they don't have the documentation for a particular device, I make no guarantees that they will be able to use it. I make no guarantees anyhow, given the unpredictability of system difficulties. -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org
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