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01/24/06 19:57
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 		 #108218 - Times change
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Joseph Hebert said:
If you like to work on computers, run Linux. If you want to use computers, run something else.


My experience of Linux is completely the opposite to yours. Today for example, the Office Win 2K box failed to recover from a MS patch, and had to be brought back to life with Knoppix. This is the same office machine that won't let me use bluetooth on it, for whatever reasons. My home box (Suse 10) saw the new bluetooth adapter, found its driver and used it with minimal prompting. Same with my Wireless LAN card. My whole network at home (including our Xbox) all run Linux, because it "just works", out of the box (network discovery). Print servers, Media server, webmail, kids homework, the lot. The network just doesn't go down !

Sure, a couple of years ago it wasn't that easy, but times they are a changin'. Linux is in many ways MORE hardware compatible than Windows these days.

Steve






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TopicAuthorDate
better software my bum!!!!            01/01/70 00:00      
   Well, when i say windows 98            01/01/70 00:00      
   Linux            01/01/70 00:00      
   Now there's an idea            01/01/70 00:00      
      Not just look and feel            01/01/70 00:00      
   Windows 98 is a sad excuse for an OS            01/01/70 00:00      
      '98 is the last that will run true DOS.            01/01/70 00:00      
         That old Chestnut            01/01/70 00:00      
            We managed            01/01/70 00:00      
               Did, and still do            01/01/70 00:00      
                  i have an old clunker running '98 sittin            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Old Clunkers            01/01/70 00:00      
                  not to start anything            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Not to finish anything either,            01/01/70 00:00      
                        the missed issue            01/01/70 00:00      
                        given            01/01/70 00:00      
                           When the missed issue had not bee            01/01/70 00:00      
                              no, it was interjected            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 That may be, but who sent you Keil, Code            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    really?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       agreed, but what if "the tool" can not d            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Keil runs            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             oh, well, maybe bad example.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Open software            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             uVision3 for ARM on Linux            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Nice            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Load Meter            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      WHAT            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         Not never            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         Crashes            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      gkrellm            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Reliability and manageability            01/01/70 00:00      
                        SECURITY is the issue.            01/01/70 00:00      
                           UNIX or Windows?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Times change            01/01/70 00:00      
      Irony            01/01/70 00:00      
         The Windows NT GUI            01/01/70 00:00      
      The point is            01/01/70 00:00      
         Architectually ?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Lindows anyone?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Worms            01/01/70 00:00      
      and the moon is made of ?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Threats to Windows            01/01/70 00:00      
      Special Linux apps            01/01/70 00:00      
         con you put that in a post            01/01/70 00:00      
            Too big            01/01/70 00:00      
         Special Linux Apps            01/01/70 00:00      
            A small count OS will typically only hav            01/01/70 00:00      
               Counting            01/01/70 00:00      
            8052 simulator            01/01/70 00:00      
               disassembler            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Linux Disassembler            01/01/70 00:00      
   what a kerfuffle :-)            01/01/70 00:00      
   The Transfer is the worst            01/01/70 00:00      
      Transfer            01/01/70 00:00      

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