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PC Projects- Ubuntu Linux on Dell Laptop

There was an extra Dell at work, so I formatted it and installed Ubuntu Flight 4.

It crusied along nicely, then choked on the kernel. Then it presented me with a choice of 3 kernels, so I chose the bottom one because it had a version number in it.

That seemed to work fine.

Boots into Ubuntu fine! Now I want to update it to the latest release, by Synaptic Package manager doesn't seem to work. So I need to change the repositories that it is looking in to get the updates. Why does it have to be so convoluted!

*ugh*

I have been working on a website for the last week with a new ISP Server (pweb.info) and also been contributing to the forum http://macforum.pweb.info/. Recently we have had a bot run thru the system and destroy *almost* every site that was on the server. This means that the macforums site AND most of everyone else (including pweb's OWN forums) sites had their PHP MySQL Databases erased. Most people did not have backups, or if they did on the server that they used for their site, it was wiped too.

So I have a Job

As of today, I work at the Seaside Company, AKA the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California.
This is my first real job, I'm slightly scared.

Anyway, I'm real excited and I thought I'd share the news.

Interesting stuff at Surplus Exchange

If any one has some real interest in unusual hardware, I'm willing to act as a purchaser for non-locals from http://www.surplusexchange.org in exchange for a meager sum. I'm not always available to go by during their open hours, but they are open Sat. too, so I can likely make it by at least once a week if someone is looking for something specific.

Today I was there and found:

More cats & dogs...

The dangers of announcing a kitten-search publicly...mutts and strays I have known...and Olliver, our only Official Family Dog.

upload of MacTestPro to my personal server

the link will be (Link Removed)

If it doesn't work, PM me.

What this is:

this is a utility for any computer that boots to OS 9 to check things like pixels, and to check general hardware. I got it in my last iBook that apple sent back to me after they repaired it. I am hosting it on my own site so if something happens, it will be my problem if someone has a beef about it. Let me know. Give the file about 30 mins to upload from this post. I kinda have a slow connection

How many computers I have

Apple PowerBook 190cs (OS Dirol
Apple PowerBook G3 Walstreet (OS 9)
Apple PowerBook G4 12 inch (OS X, Tiger)
Dell Inspiron 3500 (Windows 98)
Apple eMac 1 GHZ (OS X, Tiger)
Apple iMac G3 Strawberry DV Special Edition (OS X, Tiger)
The Original 1984 128k mac with 512k upgrade (OS 2)
Dell Dimension v400c (Windows 2000)

**First** 128k

**Current Primary** PowerBook G4

( In grade 7)

How slow is too slow?

In my debug of the Verilog 6502, I noticed that the code was not cycle accurate with the NMOS 6502. A lot of common instructions take an extra cycle. The means that most of the time it will be running 25% - 33% slower. For me, that is unacceptable. I have been playing with writing a cycle accurate version. It is doable, but it will take a lot longer. So I am going to put that on the back burner in favor of getting the APPLE to boot. I will have to make sure I use just the 6502 ROMs.

iTunes help

i just got this new video iPod. . . i am a first time user. . . anyways at the bottom of my iTunes where the space used and the space still avaliable is there is a little lock there and it is preventing me from being able to listen to the music that is on my iPod, on my computer.. . . so i want to listen on my computer what is on my iPod .. get it .. so i need help . . can someone please tell me how do i get that off...

Ever notice something about Mac VS PC flame wars?

The mac peoples side of why PCs suck almost always is a better argument than the PC user's. Most often times the mac users grammar and spelling is better. example pulled of a website where the "why macs suck video was hosted"

PC advocate: MACS sucks, cuase theyre retared, PCs are bettter!
Mac advocate: Macintoshes are better because of all the software and features included with them, and thier os is based on rock solid Unix, and it's GUI want made for toddlers like XP's is.

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