yeah bring the machine, we'll hopefully get it going.
On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 19:22, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 18:33, johnrose-simpson wrote: > > First let me introduce myself. I am retired but for the last 25-30 years I > > worked as a computer programmer, initially using FORTRAN then Pascal and > > later a special applications language. However I still regard myself very > > much as a computer peasant and would like to meet up with a few of you > > gurus. My home computers started with a TRS80 and after a few upgrades I > > now have a PC with an AMD K6-2 with 64 Mb ram and a 20 Gb hard drive, > > running that unmentionable operating system version 98. I feel that I have > > contributed more than enough to Bill Gates' retirement fund so I am > > interested in changing to some version of linux. My main computer usage is > > word-processing, a few spreadsheets and internet access. To avoid being > > off the air for a few days while I grapple with a new OS (or perhaps many > > weeks, I am a slow learner), it seems to me that I would best buy a > > second-hand machine, preferably already loaded, so that I can play until I > > feel proficient enough to convert totally. I believe some of you have > > suitable boxes for sale. I live on the Beckenham/Sydenham boundary and > > would like to come to your meeting in the Sydenham Hall (the one in > > Hutcheson Street?) on the coming Wednesday. Would I be welcome and do my > > ideas make sense? > > I'm sure you would be very welcome to come to the meeting. It's an informal do > with an accent on getting recalcitrant computers to behave, and for the > members to get to know each other better. There is a pseudo-gold coin > donation to pay for the hire of the hall & the obligatory cuppa. > > You might like to consider setting up your existing machine so that it can > dual boot, either into that other o/s or into Linux. That would save you > having to buy a possibly under powered machine which you don't in fact need. > There are currently 8 machines which need the attentions of gurus, and I > don't suppose that it would be totally beyond the power of mice and men for > us to install Linux for you at the meeting. > > I hope I'm not speaking out of turn? List, comments? > > -- > Sincerely etc., > Christopher Sawtell > >
