[02:15] <holstein> aaas: ive done some of that with VNC
[02:16] <holstein> ive used VNC to control my studio machine from a netbook in the other room or whatever
[14:19] <swamptin> Well well
[14:25] <holstein> swamptin: o/
[14:27] <swamptin> how's holstein
[14:27] <swamptin> ?
[14:28] <holstein> im doing well, and you?
[14:29] <swamptin> Same old. Contemplating coming back to Linux when I get my new machine... still putting together a spec for it though
[14:30] <holstein> yeah?
[14:30] <holstein> what are you on now?
[14:34] <swamptin> XP. Using a borrowed machine until I can afford to get a new machine
[14:35] <swamptin> It at least allows me get online. Had a Ubuntu laptop for a couple of years before, but it finally crapped out on me
[14:36] <swamptin> Now trying to see what I can get for about500 to 600 pounds.
[14:36] <holstein> check the system76 site
[14:37] <holstein> im sure there is the equivalent in your area :)
[14:37] <swamptin> system76?
[14:40] <swamptin> Oh cool... this could be helpful
[14:41] <holstein> HP sell ubuntu boxes too
[14:42] <swamptin> do they? hmmm... I was thinking of just getting a machine without an OS and adding Ubuntu when it got here.
[14:43] <swamptin> But at least if these ship with Ubuntu I don't have to worry about driver issues.
[14:44] <holstein> lol
[14:44] <holstein> you *alway* have to worry about driver issues
[14:44] <holstein> unless you want to get something all intel
[14:44] <swamptin> Surely if they ship with Ubuntu they'll make sure it works first?
[14:45] <holstein> hell, i can make it work
[14:45] <holstein> does it have 3D?
[14:45] <holstein> whats the driver support like?
[14:45] <holstein> can you update?
[14:45] <holstein> i know system76 have their own software in there for drivers
[14:45] <holstein> not sure about HP
[14:46] <holstein> im just saying, dont thing you can buy a preloaded linux box, and all is good
[14:46] <swamptin> A fair point, well made.
[14:46] <holstein> i bought a suse preloaded HP mininote with VIA hardware (before i realized how bad that could be)
[14:46] <holstein> i have the most challenging time with it
[14:47] <swamptin> yeah? "fun" is it?
[14:48] <holstein> eh... its fine
[14:48] <holstein> its a netbook with an express card slot, which is what i wanted anyways
[14:48] <holstein> those are not available anymore
[14:55] <swamptin> Got a spec together of an i5 machine with and X-Fi sound card in budget. So we'll see how that stacks up on the forums
[14:56] <swamptin> Other than that, i *think* it's all good. But I'll research it all, just in case
[15:05] <holstein> sure
[15:05] <holstein> i use a dual core box with 8gb's of ram
[15:06] <holstein> i got that machine and a laptop for recovering data on 4 hard drives, so i didnt mind spending some money bumping up the ram
[15:06] <holstein> it depends on what you are planning on doing, but i can really do quite a bit of audio work on a decent P4 with a gig of ram or so
[15:07] <holstein> i only say that because i see that a lot... 'when i save up a ton of money, im goin to buy the perfect audio machine and make music'
[15:07] <holstein> when in fact, whatever machine you are on now is probably perfectly capable of doing a lot of audio work
[23:25] <swamptin> holstein: yeah, my last machine was perfectly fine. I'd do work on this but it isn't mine, and it's only gor 256mb ram... which is far from ideal