Re: Mac, Intel, and LinuxPPC
From: jim bob and joe bob (wheatbread_at_milo.corn)
Date: 06/11/05
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Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:28:20 -0500
Jack Malmostoso wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:03:36 -0500, jim bob and joe bob wrote:
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>> The system gradually fails to recognize older
>>machinery by default.
>
>
> Mmmmhhh this is because hardware recognition routines of the variuos
> distributions tend to focus on the mainstream hardware. Honestly, how many
> people are using a serial mouse in 2005? Not many. And probably those who
> are, are good enough to edit manually /etc/X11/xorg.conf to change the
> protocol manually.
>
> I think.
>
Mostly people like me, I should imagine. People that run cheap/free
used computers. (grin) Maybe for the same reason we want to run Linux?
kk
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