Speaking of IE, did they ever come up with a version that will run on
Linux, more specifically Red Hat 5.2 or newer?
Glen
On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, Charles Camp wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Aug 1999 11:29:08 +0200, you wrote:
>
> <snip><snip>
>
> >That's why I don't understand why all the others have so much trouble with
> >it. I have mostly widely supported hardware, e.g. a genuine SB and not one
> >of these 66% compatibles, same with my board, nic, scanner, streamer,
> >drives, video card and so on, so maybe that's why.
> > I don't call W95 "da bomb" of OS, but i really wonder very hard why my
> >copy is working so well and all the others don't.
>
> <snip><snip>
>
> > That is not really the reason why i shutdown my Linux box after i used it.
> >Its pretty noisy and in order to save the environment and engery i see no
> >good reason to let it run 24/7 if i use it only once in a while.
>
> Maybe that is the reason. Now put in a PD-CD, a CD-RW, a 5 disc CD
> drive, phone line monitoring software to support answering machine,
> FAX send/receive and handle switching to another computer program
> running 24/7, a bit of Digital Camera input, a high level Text
> Processor, throw in a little "public service" like setiathome, a high
> resolution printer and a heavy duty Graphics Program and put that box
> to work . You will soon discover the origin on the term "With Windows
> it is not a question of IF it will crash, but WHEN." Whatever is
> messed up will usually be corrected on a cold start reboot (with data
> loss) which explains why most Windows users that work a machine hard
> are so familiar with the 3-finger-salute and reflex reboot.
>
> <snip><snip>
>
> >that on Linux and i'm sick of missing dependencies or 75 MB downloads that
> >then are an "unknown tar-archive" or request a file that is available under
> >a slightly different name. I bitched about that in dozens of postings to
> >the newbie list and Arandir and me came up with the idea to start a
> >Software-installation-HOWTO as soon as we have time for sth major like
> >that. I think that would be a great support for anyone who uses Linux and
> >likes to install something neat like a StarOffice 5.1. I still try to do,
> >but i can't even unpack the package *argls*.
>
> I agree and wish you success in your efforts.
>
> Microsoft has, in all of its public service generosity, made available
> a CD to update some of the Win98 problems for only $19.95 + s&h.
>
> > It is the same fight with what browser is the best, is it IE, Netscape,
> >Opera, net+ or whatever it may be - to me they do all the same, they
> >display websites.
>
> I use IE because it has configuarable long history capability that
> survives shut down and restart. Last I used Netscape it only had a 5
> item history and it was volatile. It may have changed in the interim.
>
> > Gee, some like rootbeer and some don't. You know what i mean ?
>
> >
> > Greez
> >
> > Dave
> >
>
>
> Later
>
> The Jolly Charlie
>
> Your ever cheerful prophet of gloom, doom, misery and destruction.
> Seldom wrong, but when I am it is such a plesant surprise.
>
