$200 computer: Status report

[Collins Richey]

On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 19:15:56 -0700
Ted Ozolins <ted at telus.net> wrote:

> Collins Richey wrote:
> 
> >On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:46:03 -0400
> >Jerry McBride <mcbrides9 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 16:28:43 -0500 Tom Jandl <tom at jandlnet.com>
> >wrote:>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>On Sun, 2003-04-27 at 13:24, Net Llama! wrote:
> >>><snip>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>I'd personally rip out the OS and install Redhat, but that's just
> >>>>me.
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>I'd personally rip out the OS and install Gentoo, but that's just
> >>>me.
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>Me too... :') Gentoo......
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >And I used to be all alone in this game!  Right on, guys.
> >
> >  
> >
> Just when I had my Gentoo install purring like a kitten, BC Hydro (our
> 
> electricity provider here) in their infinate stupidity caused a
> totally scrambled HD (hydro spyke recorded in excess of 2.7k volts)
> Yes, I'll be installing Gentoo again (Hey, I'm getting good at this)
> and if that Lindows machine were mine, I'd install Gentoo on it as
> well (and of course Slack)<G>
> 

If it's redo time, I'd put up Slack to get a quick working system, then
let Gentoo chug along in chroot mode for as long as needed.

I remember the old saying (I've said it myself) - "I really should do
something about backup." <g>

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
gentoo stable - ext3