Getting cable

[Matt Luettgen]

I've been craving to do a linux install...closest I've
come was Mac OS X

ML
--- Kurt Kessler <kessler2k at yahoo.com> wrote:
> When I originally had cable (and dove into it eyes
> closed...) I had only one box. It was a dual boot RH
> 6/ win 98, and the I wanted the Linux to be on the
> net, and couldnt care less bout the doze. My wife
> used
> office for school and work, and had no need to be on
> the net with it. She was actually fine with Opera,
> so
> surfing the net on Linux was ok for her. The
> installer
> first told me that I would have to get windows
> before
> I could get on the internet. I was eventually able
> to
> explain what it was that I had... of course, we got
> to
> talking. He didnt believe in firewals or AV, and was
> quite the doze kind of guy. I guess he liked the
> thrill of "format C:"...
> 
> 
> --- Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins at opus1.com> wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kurt Kessler [mailto:kessler2k at yahoo.com]
> > 
> > > Ok, im getting cable tomorrow. Anything special
> I
> > > should tell the installer, or make sure that he
> > does?
> > > It's going to be piped throughout the house on
> the
> > > existing cable system. I have heard some things
> > about
> > > 'splitters' and want to make sure i dont get a
> > crappy
> > > install that will affect my speed. Any tips or
> > > suggestions? Thanks.
> > 
> > My experience has been that the techs who do the
> RR
> > installs are the cream
> > of their crop.  Just don't confuse 'em with the
> "L"
> > word, show them a nice
> > MS box they can "install" it on, then swap
> hardware
> > when they leave.
> > 
> > 
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