Re: Does Windows work? was: What Do Teachers need to teach?

[Trevor & Ellen Witt <tewitt@es.co.nz>]

At 13:08 09/26/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> things you people claim it gives us. But Windows works now!!!!!!   I can set
>> it all up and get it working and my stafff can do things with it right
>> now!!!!  This is the standard people expoect.  . . . for my staff computers
>
>Hey, that's terrific.  I'm so happy Windows works for you.  But it DOESN'T work
>for me.
>
>Of course, I'm in a different boat than you are.  We have very little money to
>spend on technology.  My principal(s) has decided that it is more important to
>use any extra money that comes into our school on personel not computers.
>
>So when computers do come to our building, they are usually without software. 
>Despise the fact that the companies want to keep their software investment when
>they ditch their hardware, often the computers contained sensitive data.
>
>I can't afford $160 a donated computer for Windows, nor can I afford the
>application software I have to purchase for it.  If I do spend the $160, I
>really only get the Internet, no other software (well, now that Star Office has
>generously been given to everyone by Sun, that's another story).
>
>Plus, Windows crashes generally just when I'm in the middle of something
>important, and I don't always get everything I asked Internet Explorer for.
>
>So Windows DOESN'T work for me, though Linux does.
>
>
Can understand your sentiment. 
The main reason I will persist with Linux is the Bill gates black hole and
the stability it promises!! 
My Board of Trustees are suspicious of anything that does not look like what
their children will experience in the "real" world.  Mostly MS Office!!!
I also have downloaded Star Office and tried to 'sell' it to my BOT.

Situation is a little more complex than my note perhaps indicates . . BOT
want the system up by the end of next weeek!! . . but I am finding LNUX by
my bootsatrps hard work . .  not least because I am so darn busy with other
immediate demands!! Win 98 will be it in the meantime.
Lotus Millenium suite was supplied with the system. 
Only other software I am purchasing is Kid Pix Deluxe!!  
maybe is a luxury compared to your situation  . but Government wants
computers in all schools . . 
Use browser and E-mail and that is it for now!!!

Still smiling!!!

Trev!!