Which CD RW?

[Marvin [GodfatherofSoul] Bellamy]

Say what you will about some of their configuration manipulations, but 
Mandrake is the only installation moving in the direction I'd like to 
see Linux going.  Other distros are either neglecting the newbie, 
getting too proprietary (Red Hat), or abandoning the virtues of Linux 
(Lindows).  At this rate, the Linux user base will expand enough for 
vendors to start porting more software.  The next year or two will be 
interesting.

Jim Herrmann wrote:

>Mandrake kicks butt!!!
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>First off, let me preface my comments with the fact that I just got through 
>switching my old HP 8100 CD-RW to my wife's machine, which is running Windows 
>98, because her CD-ROM had shot craps.  After various reboots, hair pullings, 
>driver installs and removals, reboots, troubleshooting, more hair pulling, 
>and more reboots, I finally got everything working on her machine.
>
>I got my TDK drive from Amazon today.  I stuck it in, and the first time I 
>booted up, I had two masters on that IDE channel, so neither of my CDs were 
>recognized.  Duh!  I shutdown, and straightened that out.  This time when I 
>booted, Hardrake issued one extra message on the way up, and it just works.  
>It's the easiest hardware install I think I have ever done!
>
>I'm ready to burn some of those Demo Linux CDs now!
>
>Linux Rocks!
>
>Jim
>
>On Wednesday 25 September 2002 07:46 pm, Jim Herrmann wrote:
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>>I think I'm going to go with the TDK AI401248 40x12x48 CD-RW Drive from
>>Amazon for $99.00 and a $40 rebate, bringing the total to $59!!!  If it
>>doesn't work for me, it's not too much of a loss.
>>
>>I'll let you know how it comes out.
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