Re: Full replacement of MS
On Monday 29 November 2004 5:31 pm, you wrote:
>> I just got fed up, wiped my system and threw away my copy of Win95 in
>> 1997. Your mileage may vary, but I strongly recommend total
>> immersion like the way I did it.
>
> I agree I got fed up with WinXP and wiped it 3 months ago. There is
> very little you cant do on linux. the only thing that I miss is
> graphic-intensive gaming..
Really? I haven't. I'm still bleary eyed from too much drinking and
playing Unreal Tournament 2004 at the expense of sleep, which runs
pretty much flawlessly once I figured out that it was a iso9660 DVD
instead of a udf DVD for some reason. Got it at WalMart for $39.95
(and no sales tax, so I got change back from two $20s), Linux version
came on it.
Unreal Tournament from Loki Software runs well, too. A few features the
Windows version doesn't have, but they're fairly insignificant and
easily worked around (and it's been so long since I've seen UT on
Windows, I don't have an exact idea what I'm missing anymore, that's
how minor it is).
Then there is America's Army, produced by the United States Army, which
is a free download from http://www.americasarmy.com/ . No recruiter
will call, in fact, downloading America's Army and dinking with the
privacy options online actually got the recruiters to *stop* pestering
me (not something they even suggested).
http://www.lokisoftware.com/ is a defunct producer of ported games to
Linux. They still have their FTP site up, so if you have the windows
version of any of the games they have on their site, you can download
the Linux binaries gratis.
http://www.idsoftware.com/ is id Software's website. They've done a
fantastic job supporting the Linux gamer, and they make getting quality
games out to as many gamers as possible a priority.
http://www.icculus.org/ is the heir-apparent to the niche Loki
previously filled, producing the Linux version of UT2004 for Atari, as
well as the Linux version of America's Army, among other games.
http://www.transgaming.com/ is the maker of Cedega, a Windows emulator
geared towards gaming. I use it to get to Vice City, and once I hear
it supports it, I'll probably go track down GTA: San Andreas for the
PC. It's the easy way out for many games that don't have a Linux
version. Sometimes you can luck out and play something that they don't
know works yet, so when in doubt, give it a whirl. You can always take
it back if it doesn't work for you.
You have access to a few thousand titles now. Go forth and game!
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