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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 7:12 pm
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BigLar
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
If all you want it for is web surfing and playing movies, consider installing Linux.
I have no problem with Linux. My last gig involved a lot of operating between Win7/WinXP/Linux/QNX/Busybox, so I had to get into the bowels of the OS from time to time.

I remember installing Slackware about 15 years go. Of course, then it was on a '386 and no X-windows, but I'm a command line junkie anyhow.

I do have a couple of odd computers laying around (can't have too many computers, I allus say) and I've been thinking about installing some X-nix just to play with. What the heck - get 3 or 4 going and network them all together and let them conspire among themselves to take over the world (Forbin Project anyone?)
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