Posted on 01/25/2004 5:56:35 AM PST by B Knotts
I have used it to boot a PC, mount the laptop drive to a network share and copy all the data.
It's also a quick and dirty way to troubleshoot hardware. If Knoppix boots, then there is nothing wrong with the hardware.
Knoppix finds and configures all the hardware, even on laptops. It is amazing.
In today's Seattle Times Fry's ad, the ECS/Athlon XP 2000 combo is $65. An OEM XP 2000 at Newegg is $62. (crunch a bunch of numbers) Which means the ECS motherboard is worth $3. Three BUCKS!
In operation it is solid as a rock, it's been up the better part of two years. It isn't kiddie stuff like Microsoft, so I've had to learn a lot. I'm using it as a web server and for mysql. I'm developing a Java stock market application which I hope to run as a servelet - turn it on and forget about it kind of thing - so stability is a biggie with me.
I started at version 4.5, there were some tricks getting it upgraded to 4.9 stable, but I got it okay. 5.1 is the latest, and what I'm looking for is the multi-threading in 5.1 matched with mysql.
For my clients, Windows, for myself either FeeBSD or probably SUSE Linux. For hardcore computing - stability, multi-threading, grid computing, etc. - either FreeBSD or Linux I think will be the way to go. Windows big turnoffs - high fees, constant updates, planned obselescence, half-ass security, open ports. I am tired of being jacked around.
K7VTA3 v8
I use it for testing. Since I built it, I've wiped it clean and installed a different system at least three times.
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