On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 09:25 -0500, Craig Birkmaier wrote: > Or could it be your choice of platform? > > I just unboxed and updated a new iBook for my Daughter (for > Christmas). The entire set-up procedure took about 10 minutes > (including the installation of a 802.11g card), followed by a HUGE > (17 different software updates) of the OS, QuickTime, multiple > applications, and various system components. > > Why some people continue to endure computing pain is difficult to > comprehend from here. Perhaps the OS? I installed Ubuntu linux on my Vaio S150 a few months back. It detected all the hardware without problems. After it fired up, I ran synaptic, updated my package list, did a smart upgrade, and was done. Cheers Kon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.