Chicken and Egg

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007, Gregory Storer <gps at storer.com.au> wrote:
> I still use the XP machine for watching movies, haven't yet found a way
> to successfully watch then with Ubuntu - and have had trouble with the
> video card trying to get it to play nicely with the TV.  

What's your video chipset? Maybe we can help you with that :)

> I have trouble 
> with printing in Ubuntu as my HP Laserjet 3100 has no linux drivers.

It's a winprinter - most of its functionality is done in software. 
The 'drivers' do more than just drive the printer; they are a full printing 
engine.

> Overall, I want to throw Windows out the window.  My kids still use XP,
> some of the online games, especially those with shockwave, won't work on
> a linux machine.

Shockwave works through WINE. Flash already works well natively. From my 
experience, Linux is an excellent choice for children. The breadth and 
quality of FOSS software for children and education is phenomenal.


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