From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([144.92.166.194]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I1ka4-0008W4-00 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:57:48 -0400 Received: from ulam.math.wisc.edu (ulam.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.245]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BBA174218 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:57:07 -0500 (CDT) Received: from vv507j (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.75]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ulam.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B1372BD9E for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:57:07 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <025701c7b4dd$77abd330$4ba65c90@vv507j> From: "John Heim" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <000d01c7b4a3$d1e58f60$6501a8c0@YOUR3ADE1B78A3> Subject: Re: A computer issue, how should I deal with this? Best solution? Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:56:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-UWMath-MailScanner: amavisd-new at math.wisc.edu X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:57:48 -0000 You installed linux on your Dad's computer w/o permission? No wonder he got pissed off. I would too and I like linux. Other people have suggested building a dual boot system and that's probably fine. But I think you should get your own computer. If you're running speakup, you can get by with a 1 Ghz machine or even less if you have a hardware synth. Join a linux users group in your area. Those nerds will be able to help you assemble a system for practically nothing. If you get 4 or 5 linux nerds together in one place, they can assemble a machine out of spare parts in nothing flat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Hinton" To: Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 3:03 AM Subject: A computer issue, how should I deal with this? Best solution? > Hi all, > My father is a person who expects Windows XP to be on my machine every > day. > The deal is. > I bought a new gateway in April origenally intended to be the replacement > Windows machine. But I have been considering running Linux natively > entirely alone on it, and whiping Windows, and perhaps virtually running > it instaead. > Problem is, My dad, who cannot understand much less begin to learn Linux, > cannot stand anything then Windows. > I considered turning my pentium into a Windows box again, but relaly > cannot aford to lose Linux on that box either. > A couple of months agoe, my dad logged in to my box, expecting a desktop, > start menu, etc. > He saw a Linux log interminal, prompting for a password. > So he shut the system down improperly. > After that, I had to restore Windows from a clone. > I have done this too many times! And now I am being told by my dad who > owns the electrical power (and who could kick my but and such) that I > cannot, run Linux, whatsoever) and that he may unplug/ground me off the > computer. > Any suggestions? This is really an act of unfairness! > But how can I explain to a sighted man who has a tempor and who cannot > stand Linux or anything different? Thanks! Regards, --Keith > Skype- add skypedude1234 > In fact, I only use WIndblows because of Skype. That's it. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >