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Plasmoid posted 05-30-99 12:54 PM ET   Click Here to See the Profile for Plasmoid   Click Here to Email Plasmoid  
We the people using real OSs want to play SMAC in Linux.

Q)When will these anoying threads go away? A)When will SMAC for Linux be out?

Plasmoid

Hugo Rune posted 05-30-99 01:03 PM ET     Click Here to See the Profile for Hugo Rune  Click Here to Email Hugo Rune     
...real OSs...

Assembler is the only true OS! Let's go back to Binary, and do everything on our computer using direct input into the electronics! Let's use punched cards! Oooh how I love my 3 ENIACs I have at home!

Seriously, What's wrong with Good ol' Windows?

Plasmoid posted 05-30-99 01:19 PM ET     Click Here to See the Profile for Plasmoid  Click Here to Email Plasmoid     
Seriously, What's wrong with Good ol' Windows?

Bloated, unstable, expensive, prone to virii, proprietary, slow, inefficient, single-user, crappy name...

Hugo Rune posted 05-30-99 01:34 PM ET     Click Here to See the Profile for Hugo Rune  Click Here to Email Hugo Rune     
Except for those...
Plasmoid posted 05-30-99 02:09 PM ET     Click Here to See the Profile for Plasmoid  Click Here to Email Plasmoid     
Bad drivers, integrated web browser, no package management, secret API hooks
JohnIII posted 05-30-99 04:24 PM ET     Click Here to See the Profile for JohnIII  Click Here to Email JohnIII     
Massive installed user base, meaning a Windows version of a product should satisfy most mainstream consumers...
John III
Hugo Rune posted 05-30-99 04:41 PM ET     Click Here to See the Profile for Hugo Rune  Click Here to Email Hugo Rune     
DirectX is good for games....

Virtually every piece of software is released in windows versions...

Plasmoid posted 05-30-99 05:07 PM ET     Click Here to See the Profile for Plasmoid  Click Here to Email Plasmoid     
We Linux users STILL want games none-the-less.
XenoMan posted 05-30-99 05:17 PM ET     Click Here to See the Profile for XenoMan  Click Here to Email XenoMan     

Well, as long as good ol' boy Billy is around ya aint getting any.
Plasmoid posted 05-30-99 06:36 PM ET     Click Here to See the Profile for Plasmoid  Click Here to Email Plasmoid     
That's why Loki Software came about.

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