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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:45 pm Post subject: OS - Windows XP or Windows 98 |
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Anyone know where I can get a copy in English in Korea?
How much would they cost?
Is it possible to download them?
Anyone have a copy and willing to make some deal on it? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: OS - Windows XP or Windows 98 |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| Anyone know where I can get a copy in English in Korea? |
Yongsan or ebay
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Too much, because Vista will be out in 7 months.
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| Is it possible to download them? |
Yes. But illegal.
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| Anyone have a copy and willing to make some deal on it? |
That would be illegal. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| I went to Yongsan the other day.. nearly US$200 for an OS like XP or 98. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| Go to the building beside Sunin Plaza (basement) -- they always have a few copies hanging around of '98 and XP -- or just order from ebay -- lots of stuff there. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| I went to Yongsan the other day.. nearly US$200 for an OS like XP or 98. |
5th or 6th floor of space 9 at yongsan... go to the microsoft desk. You can get an OEM original of XP(sp2)-home for 110k won, OEM XP-pro(sp2) for 170k won, full box for 200k and 400k respectively...
In the tunnel you can get pirated copies for 20k won....but they are NOT updateable/upgradeable...
you can also download a pirate copy with any peer to peer program (torrents or limewire) but be careful of viruses (scan before you open). Again you cannot update or upgrade them.
Vista is scheduled to be out in 7 months... but that reminds me of Win93 that ended up being win95 before it was released.... and that didn't have an IP stack even though the "internet had been discovered" back in 91. Your stack was an add-on until win98....
Ah... gotta love Microsoft... gives piracy a good name. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 2:50 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| In the tunnel you can get pirated copies for 20k won....but they are NOT updateable/upgradeable... |
you can update them if you know how. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| In the tunnel you can get pirated copies for 20k won....but they are NOT updateable/upgradeable... |
could be good for me.. its a second computer i'm trying to learn things and goof with. |
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dbee
Joined: 29 Dec 2004
Location: korea
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:14 am Post subject: |
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could be good for me.. its a second computer i'm trying to learn things and goof with.
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... learn linux dude ... real computers don't have 400MB multilevel help files, with icons that spring up and start talking to you and point and click GUI's that'll never let you see what's going on in the system. Real computers are open-source. Real computers don't even have windows ... |
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phatrick
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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can't play my battlefield or warcraft on linux though  |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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could be good for me.. its a second computer i'm trying to learn things and goof with.
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... learn linux dude ... real computers don't have 400MB multilevel help files, with icons that spring up and start talking to you and point and click GUI's that'll never let you see what's going on in the system. Real computers are open-source. Real computers don't even have windows ... |
Real computers are computers you can really use for the things you really need or want them to do. If a linux box works for you, great. |
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dbee
Joined: 29 Dec 2004
Location: korea
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Real computers are computers you can really use for the things you really need or want them to do. If a linux box works for you, great.
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Agreed ... but OP already stated that it was to be used as a second computer to just goof around and learn stuff. Regardless of whether Linux works for me or not, for that purpose it's excellent for just about anyone... |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:39 am Post subject: |
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The irony is that the best advice is to stay away from Linux until it costs money.
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dbee
Joined: 29 Dec 2004
Location: korea
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 4:40 am Post subject: |
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The irony is that the best advice is to stay away from Linux until it costs money.
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... that's blasphemy dude ... wash your mouth out with soapy water ... 
I tell you what though, if you'd like to send me 50,000 won, I can hook you up with a copy. Just don't tell anyone ...  |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| smells to me like dbee is an evangelist - at least he doesn't belong to the cult of mac. |
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dbee
Joined: 29 Dec 2004
Location: korea
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 5:59 am Post subject: |
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smells to me like dbee is an evangelist - at least he doesn't belong to the cult of mac.
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... true and true ...
Seriously though, Windows isn't a bad OS either. It trys to do everything, and gets about 50% of it done quite well.
I'm not of the opinion that using linux makes you some kinda computer whizz.
I just can't stop chipping one in for the team whenever the chance comes along ... |
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