@patrickc drivers were always a huge problem. If wifi worked they would have struggled with graphics acceleration and audio.
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@patrickc many attempts made to work w/ OEMs to produce Linux-certified laptops, but people didn't flock to one model and sales were weak. - 1 more reply
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@patrickc when I was a teenager, wireless drivers were not the blocker in running Linux. 0.01 had other problems.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc that makes me feel old, as wireless wasn't a thing when I was a teenager. -
Also feel old-My exp was Linux would *just work* w/stuff based on chipset, not maker
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@patrickc I'm running Ubuntu in a VM in Windows 8 RIGHT NOW because of a wireless driver problem that I cannot debug for the life of me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc Wired net pcmcia in my generation. Thought my laptop would work bc a friend had hers working: no, her bf had written her a driver!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc how's printing these days? still stuck with cups?#CrappyUselessPrintingSystem -
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@patrickc for me it was graphics cards, but I'm older than you ;-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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