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...What is an Amiga? Fourteen years ago, Commodore (remember Commodore?) introduced the Amiga 1000, a sporty little desktop computer that featured one of the earliest commercially available GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) and a flexible, efficient 32-bit operating system with an array of features, including multi-tasking and serious multimedia muscle, that have turned out to be extremely prescient. The Amiga built up an active user base and a respectable software library, and it seemed ready to take its place with the Macintosh and the IBM PC as a major home computing platform. MORE...
...both Linux and Windows on the same hard drive. I was up and running in half an hour--but when I rebooted my system, I was unable to launch Linux, apparently because my hard drive is too big. (Don't ask. I consulted a long-time Linux user for help, and even he couldn't figure it out.) Since Caldera doesn't offer free phone support, I sent e-mail to the help desk; weeks went by with no answer. I have since given up. That's a shame, because once it was running, Linux lived up to its hype...
...images that come on a CD-ROM, complete with easy-to-use editing software. I got mail from lots of people who want to know whether PictureCD also does slides. Not yet, I'm told. For now, Kodak fans can try PhotoCD, a more expensive service that requires the user to supply his or her own editing software...
...COMMENT] Unearthed by the Leakeys in the early 1960s, "Handy Man" was once thought to be the earliest tool user...
...Last week it announced a $30 version of its popular RealJukebox music player and recorder (available at real.com) which lets people make exact digital replicas of songs from their CDs in the MP3 format, with no degradation of sound quality--an MP3 first. With a 10-band graphic equalizer, users can fine-tune playback; new "skins" (colorful covers) can also be superimposed on the user interface so it looks as spiffy as the music sounds...