best boxen?

[Bob Hemus]

On Wed, 2006-08-23 at 07:40 -0600, Michael Hipp wrote:
> > From: "Collins Richey" <crichey at gmail.com>
> > 
> > If you're planning to run M$ on the box, you'll be ok. My
> > understanding is that ATI windows drivers actually work.
> 
> I guess I'd disagree. I've had fits with ATI drivers under Windows. When they work, they work pretty well.  But *very* often they won't work at all. Above all else, their installer seems to be perpetually broken.
> 
> But, frankly, I wouldn't pin this on ATI alone. It's a general problem: hardware makers have awful software. Case in point: HP. They make wonderful printers, but their software is pure garbage. And I've seen nothing better from the other printer manufacturers. Bloated, buggy, spyware-laden garbage is what usually comes on the disk in the box.
> 
> That's one odd advantage of running Linux: few of the hardware manufacturers support it. So you have neither the privilege or burden of using their software.
> 
> Michael
> 
Never get them to switch to Linux.  I'd sure like to, but...  Are the
video cards in the mobo or are they a separate card?  Can you order them
with an NVidea card?  These folks don't think that Linux is compatable
with anything else in the County, the auditor, et al..  I've got an old
GeForce2 MX/MX 400 that works just dandy for me.  In the office our gals
aren't into speed or graphics.  had a hell of a time getting the main
secretary to give up win95 and an old DOS water program with which she
was pretty efficient.  Prolly ran faster than the win 98 or XP for what
she was doing??
Bob