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[ryan247]

hey someone help me with everything i need to know. just email me if you wish to help me please i need help or just tell me on here. the stuff i need to know is how to find a hidden folder...also what is a compressed folder i need alot of help with all this other stuff....
theres a whole list of shit  that i have no clue what to do or how to use

anyone help me i'm open for suggestions and help                              


 ryan247_@hotmail.com

[ January 06, 2004: Message edited by: ryan247 ]

[Laukev7]

Just ask your questions here, and we will answer them. Keep in mind that we do not support Microsoft operating systems.

[ryan247]

well shit.. what system doesn't have mircosoft in it or involved with it... man well i guess i'm out of luck damn... what do you use other than microsoft...

[Laukev7]

The best choice, of course, is Mac OS X, but there are also Linux, FreeBSD, BeOS and many others. Microsoft may have a huge marketshare, but they are not alone, and their stronghold on the market is slowly declining.

[ January 06, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]

[ryan247]

you know i had one of those mac i books once for school no offence though it sort of sucked i know mac is more eay to use but the i book blew donkey balls its all good though could i take off microsoft and put on linux because i just can't deal with mircosoft anymore it gets on my nerves all the time and i just hate it

[Laukev7]

Those iBooks (I'm assuming you're talking about the G3 clamshells) were known to have issues and were running Mac OS 8 or 9, which were entirely different than Mac OS X, which like Linux is a UNIX operating system. Apart from the clamshells, Macs were and still are excellent computers, and Mac OS X beats Windows both in stability and ease of use.

Try Mac OS X if you can, you won't regret it.

As for Linux, you certainly can install it on your computer. Most distributions allow you to resize your hard drive to make space for Linux without destroying your Windows partition, if ever you need it for some reason.

[ January 06, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]

[Fett101]

Good lord! is this guy for real?

[hm_murdock]

what did you do with your iBook?

[Laukev7]

quote:Originally posted by Fett101:
Good lord! is this guy for real?

Now, now, one has to start somewhere, Fett. I was a newbie at one point, too; 5 years ago I didn't even know Linux existed.

[ January 06, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]

[ryan247]

well what i did with my i book was i returned to the school cause it was never mine to begin with i sort of stole it.

hey Laukev7 how would i intsall this linux do i have to buy it thats all i need to know and then i'll be set cause i know how to install stuff so..thanks for you help.

[ January 06, 2004: Message edited by: Fett101 ]

[Laukev7]

You don't need to buy Linux. It's a free operating system. You can download most distributions as iso files.

[ January 06, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]

[Fett101]

quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:
Now, now, one has to start somewhere, Fett. I was a newbie at one point, too; 5 years ago I didn't even know Linux existed.

All righty then. I just hadn't run across such a newbie for a while.

But so you know Ryan, try not to double post. If you forgot something you wanted to add to a post you just did, just edit the the previous post.

[ January 06, 2004: Message edited by: Fett101 ]

[ryan247]

my bad fett forgot about that...i know enough about computers just to use them
but i wish i new more and more would be super
thanks for all the help guys or girls

anything you tell me a will listen/read

just don't forget i'm a newbie
hey if you could point me in the direction of these so called linux i would convert right away
[ January 06, 2004: Message edited by: ryan247 ]

[ January 07, 2004: Message edited by: ryan247 ]

[Xeen]

This thread does not belong in the Windows Operating Systems section. Ryan, please post your threads in the proper sections. I moved your thread about how to make viruses to the Programming section.

I'm not sure if this thread belongs in the Linux section either, so I'm gonna leave it up to another mod to either leave it here or move it.

[hm_murdock]

ryan, hit me up with a message on AOL IM. my name is murdock160

I'll give ya some pointers on installing teh Linux!!!

it can be tricky in places, but I've made it work well enough. It's not my favorite thing in the world, but I've always coaxed it into working