[ubuntu-uk] Window border corruption & other problems with Compiz

[Rob Beard]

Tony Travis wrote:
> Hello, Rob.
>
> Yes, they suggested similar things to me in the shop in Calgary, but I 
> thought it would be better to buy one in the UK. Telling me that the 
> warranty would be void in Scotland hastened my decision not to buy ;-)
>
>   
You have a point there, if I was spending so much on something I'd want 
a warranty :-)
>> Not sure how great is is though with only about 256MB ram.  I guess you
>> could enable swap.  Shame you can't stick extra memory in there.
>>     
>
> Well it's 512MB in total, but you're right that only 256MB can be used 
> for 'conventional' software. I've got to admit that this aspect also put 
> me off, so I didn't rush out to buy one when I got back home. I'm still 
> interested in the PS3 as a cheap way of exploring the Cell processor:
>
> http://us.fixstars.com/store/index.php?submit=software&submitimg[hardware][solutions]=1
>
> Of course the first thing I would do is install Ubuntu on it :-)
>
> [YDL is OK, actually, and I used it on a MacG4, before Ubuntu for PPC]
>   
I must admit, when I eventually get a PS3 (when the price comes down a 
bit more) I'll probably do the same, but mainly for the geek factor.

Rob