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| Thread ID: 31398 | 2003-03-20 21:15:00 | The big linux problem | E.ric (351) | Press F1 |
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| 129702 | 2003-03-22 10:28:00 | You make a fairly good point. I have tried various Operating systems over the years. I started with a Burroughs B3500 using MCP (Master Control Program ). A mainframe computer occupying a whole room. I was progamming this using COBOL 12k of core memory. Now instead of driving my Model T Ford I'm in a Rolls Royce nearly. I'm happy using WinXP Pro. I was dragged ( kicking and screaming into Win 3.11 from MSDOS 6.22. Windows (any version) in those days just seemed a waste of time as people just spent time moving windows about and improved the Desktop rather than actually running an application like WordPerfect, Word, Works, Excel, Visicalc, Lotus123 etc. I have tried other operating systems but I really have to be productive and use OfficeXP, PhotoShop. I have a fairly high investment in application software which runs under WinXP. I have had to pay for the O/S and applications and I have spent a few years learning how to use the various programs that comprise Office. I started Office with Version 4.3 and am just now going to a course which will give me NZCC Levels 2 and 3. Don't get me wrong. PLAY with your O/S, software, Games, Batch files. Read Manuals... Poke about... I hadn't actually opened a computer until 7 years ago. I did this to replace a 5 1/4 floppy disk drive with a CDRom drive. I think it took about two hours. Tonight I put another hard drive plus a DVD \ ROM and extra RAM into the computer I am using now in 20 minutes or so. It took my diagnostic software about 40 minutes to check the extra RAM ( now 1 Gig ) Take your choice. Get in your CAR and drive it. If you are not happy driving that one then buy another. (Model T vs Ferrari). Not all of us can afford the Ferrari or whatever. It is the only way you will learn. Don't forget to backup first though. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 129703 | 2003-03-22 10:34:00 | I must admit if someone asked me tonight just how to install an ISA modem under Windows 3.11 I would have to go to the Internet to check. Long time since I did it. :D |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 129704 | 2003-03-22 10:52:00 | > Maybe UnitedLinux might standardise a bit. Have you guys read the latest LinuxJournal article on UnitedLinux.... It might not necessarily be the best thing for the Linux community. Cheers Liam |
nz_liam (845) | ||
| 129705 | 2003-03-22 11:18:00 | yeah, i heard a bit about that too.. I dont know what LinuxJournal is mind you! Personally, Im with RedHat Linux, they seem to be doing quite well, and there are hints that the next version.. dunno if its 8.1 (probably) or 9.0 will be coming out soon! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 129706 | 2003-03-22 11:23:00 | > yeah, i heard a bit about that too.. > I dont know what LinuxJournal is mind you! WAHT :O:O:O, SAY AGAIN :O:O:O, you dont know what LinuxJournal is :_|, it's the Linux Magazine, like PCW but Linux. |
nz_liam (845) | ||
| 129707 | 2003-03-22 11:31:00 | You mean there's a magazine :o Where do I sign? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 129708 | 2003-03-22 11:36:00 | www.linuxjournal.com or come visit me at AUT, we always have the latest copy in the library! :) | nz_liam (845) | ||
| 129709 | 2003-03-22 12:17:00 | Linux appears to be more computer sensitive than windows , I tried a SuSE 7.x version that came out a couple of years ago on my Pentium 4 and it would not install, while windows 98 is very happy, I had a lot of blue screens with windows 98 on my first install, but then I destroyed the windows install and reinstalled windows, and did not install all the drivers from the CDROM as the mother board book said, I only installed the drivers as I needed them, e.g. 16 colors looked horrible, so I did the drivers to get 32 bit color, then I thought sound would be cool to have going ....... |
E.ric (351) | ||
| 129710 | 2003-03-22 21:53:00 | >>I started with a Burroughs B3500 using MCP I started on a B3700 using MCP. This one had 0.5MB main memory. Loved those teletype spo's. |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 129711 | 2003-03-23 04:23:00 | MCP was a luvverly OS. The only OS which compiled job control decks. Burroughs Extended Algol --- the very best programming language. Of course, you had to read the manuals (and Gregory's books were brilliant) :D | Graham L (2) | ||
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