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Can't afford xp, should I try linux?
NightGod:
You win, Linux is the best OS ever, how could I have ever been so blind.
Can we go back to helping the OP pick the OS he needs for optimal MAME performance balanced against minimal setup overhead now?
Actually, scratch that, he's already got a copy of Windows XP now.
elvis:
--- Quote from: NightGod on August 16, 2006, 04:19:11 am ---You win, Linux is the best OS ever, how could I have ever been so blind.
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Oh stop it. I'm not trying to tell you it's better. I'm merely suggesting it's not nearly as bad as you think, and that perhaps the information you have at hand might need some updating. (Shock! horror! Software changes over time!!!).
Why does there have to be a "win/lose" situation here? Horses for courses. Use whatever the hell you like. Just make sure you make your choices with all the information at hand, and not outdated facts like the above.
My issue is not your choice in software, but your feeding misinformation about certain things to the general public.
And for the record: I don't believe LInux is the "best OS ever". It has enormous and glaring faults that need mountains of improvement. Same with every other OS too. They all stink just as much as each other. Luckily for all of us, every major OS on the market is a continually evolving work in progress.
Imagine what the world would be like if we were all stuck with PC DOS 1.0, Bell Labs Unix 1.0, and MacOS 1.0? Ewww....
pmc:
--- Quote from: elvis on August 16, 2006, 05:24:29 am ---They all stink just as much as each other.
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Amen.
I will say that the more recent versions of PCLinuxOS and dyne:bolic detect and run all of my hardware perfectly. Everything works properly right from first boot and is otherwise very easy to configure. For application-specific purposes, it can be a great fit and doesn't necessarily require you to get into the arcane aspects of Linux. You can just use it for what it's good for, and pass by when it isn't a fit.
For a new MAME box, I'd consider giving it a shot (and might just do that with my next project).
-pmc