Deja Vu All Over Again
Apr 23rd, 2006 by Don Ray
As Yogi Berra used to say, “It seems like deja vu all over again”. This is being written on the Linux PC. I have lost count as to how many times I have started this Linux project. I now have Linux up and running again, but this time on my old PC. I am running on an older AMD Athlon processor, but it appears to have all the horsepower I need for this experiment.
When I was putting Linux up on this PC the last time, my hard drive bit the dust. Yesterday, I picked up a new 80 Gig hard drive from Alex at INFOX. I had looked for some in Panama City, but Alex’s price was better and I thought I would help the local economy.
The SuSE 10.0 install went without a hitch even including the sound module that had been the big hangup with the new motherboard I had purchased. So now I have Windows XP running on the new PC I built and SuSE Linux 10.0 running on the older PC.
Now I can start the learning process all over again. Yep, Deja vu all over again.
Don, I talked to an old EDSer (salesman) Dwight Ford the other day who claims to have purchased Panamanian property that he will retirne to next year. I don’t know a lot of the details but he claims he pruchased two condos overlooking the water that he will finish together for aproximately 5,000 sq. feet of space for $100 per sq. ft. He had some property in Potomac Maryland for a long time and I know he sold it recently for 10+ times what he paid for it. I don’t know if you know him or not. I will attempt to keep in touch better than I have. I really have been busy. Get on Skype.
Dick
Don Ray — I’m gald to hear that you’re getting on with SuSE on the older PC. I’ve heard that x86_64 (AMD 64-bit) Linux isn’t straight-forward. Some of the people I chat with on IRC have told stories about what it took to get it working.
I’ve been on the Linux path for 5 years now, and, except for problems with some vendors not providing adequate documentation, I’ve been very happy.
Dick, Do you know what part of Panama he purchased in? Sounds like a large place.
Tuxi,
Yes, I can tell that the non 64bit Linux is going to be easier to use. It also appears to have installed more programs. I guess the 64 bit was limiting in that area as well.
Drop me a line if you need any help. Remember “Google is your friend”; most problems have been solved before ;).
Thanks for the offer. At the present, it appears that most of the system is running correctly.
Don, Here is the web site of the property that Dwight Ford purchased. Do you remember him? Dick
http://www.pacificpointpanama.com/english/proyecto.htm
I don’t remember Dwight. Looks like he is going to have a really nice place.