Re: Random thoughts - A spanner in the works

["The Oracle" <Oracle@theoracle.nu>]

> 
> You are forgetting one small factor here - Linux is FREE - DOS/Win 3.11
> most definately isnt. Nor is MSWorks.
> 
> regards
> 
> Gary Allpike
> 
> 
I agree Gary - but many people dont care too much about licence 
agreements "sure borrow my disks - can I have them back 
tomorrow"? I know I used to do that (all the stuff on this computer 
is legal!!!!!!!)
Peter



> On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, The Oracle wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> > If I may be permitted to 'throw a spanner'
> > I am using [not mine] a 386sx/40 8M Ram/100M HDD/16 
> > colour/sound card/9Meg Swap file
> > .
> > OS DOS 6.22 - WIN 3.1
> > 
> > On board 
> > a) the usual Win stuff - Notepad, Write, Screen Savers, Card game 
> > 	recording stuff, Paintbrush/MS Works and so on including a 	
> > 	/system directory full of no longer needed files + 
> > b) Internet - 28.8 Modem + fast comm prog/Trumpet 				
> > 	Winsock/Pegusus Mail/WS FTP/Free 	Agent/Iexplorer (now 	
> > 	trying Opera - less disk)/ICQ [Win32s]
> > 	
> > All the above works fine reasonably fast (2.6 - 3.0K download) 
> > except I do need to reboot with GPF [but not too often]
> > So, my spanner is this: If I can do all the above with a GUI {and 
> > many people who will receive a ComputerBank machine may have 
> > had some similar experience} WHY should I go and use this "new" 
> > "funny" OS called Linux and only use text based progs??
> > Excepting that I want to get out of the DOS/MS envir AND learn a 
> > lot more than I know now - If I was given a machine with only text based
> > clients I would probably reformat the HD and put DOS/MS on board. Please
> > do not flame me, this is only to show what could happen if we offer a
> > perceived "lesser" product 
> > 
> > PS -When I am financial I WILL be buying a new PC and installing 
> > Linux.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Peter
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 


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Peter - The Oracle - ICQ 3856237
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