Larry Stotler wrote:
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Jim Henderson
wrote: It's not like DVD-ROM drives are hard to find cheap.
Sure, unless you need a specific model, like for my Powerbook. You can find them on eBay for about $590 shipped. I personally don't have that extra at the moment.
Or there's always the option of a network install.
Again, how about newbies? They are not going to want to mess with that. For someone with an older machine that just wants to install it to check it out and doesn't have a DVD drive or a super fast connection, then the CD install disks are what they need. None of my Macs have DVD drives in them. And since I have several that are SCSI only, and there are really no SCSI DVD drives to be found anymore, I have to go to the added expense of a PCI card as well.
If I have to balance a RAM purchase over a DVD purchase, I'd rather do the RAM purchase.
Sorry if I'm just asking too much.
You're not. ;) I have clients who have older equipment and it all works fine. UNfortunately, they live where there isn't any broad band service, unless they get 2-way satellite. Well, not everyone can afford that in their budget. Installing from a CD simply means it takes me a LOT longer to get the job done. 'Sure hope the CD "options" include an image with KDE 3.5* as I'm not installing 4.0 yet.....NOT mature enough. Fred -- Linux is an old Latin word meaning, "I don't have to support your Windows anymore." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org