Posts by onewickedferret

I have no problems with the install itself, it runs great, I just want to be able to compile things. I did some research on what the /usr/include directory actually is, and it appears to be a general header dir for C in general, so...

The Sager 4880 rolls with a 256MB x700.

Quote: Originally Posted by ngbernie guys, i think you all got it wrong. 40 gb hdd all come as 37.2 gb. hard disk companies advertise 40gb, but they only give you 40,000,000,000 bytes. rem 1024bytes=1kb, 1024kb=1mb,...

I have a very old computer (Pentium 1 200Mhz, 64MB RAM) that I wanted to slap linux on to go along with my laptop and have it run as a server or something. I knew beforehand that I could not boot from the CD drive, since the bios is so...

Moores law has been continually shattered in recent years, so I wouldnt hold up its validity as an actual scientific law, which it isnt.

I left it on overnight and it didnt help mine, though I did have it running fullscreen. I might try again for a longer period.

You need to update to the .net framework 1.1. Just head over Here and install that. After that finishes installing, pop open the CCC and view the splendor.

Quote: Originally Posted by Eric I have never owned a widescreen display before. When gaming, does the game fill the entire screen, or does it chop the sides off/stretch the picture similar to watching normal broadcast...

Check out Ubuntu or Fedora Core 4, both seem to be well balanced systems. I'd have stuck with Ubuntu, but FC4 had better hardware detection for my laptop. Neither, however, will 3D Accel on my lappy. Thats the main issue you're going...

Quote: Originally Posted by Karma If you're never gonna move the notebook, get a DTR like the 9880. If you need it in a backpack, or for school, then get a much lighter notebook with a video card with 128MB RAM, such...