Some would say that running a stable operating system is it's own reward. :)
Tim -- Tim Larson <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Info. Services - Internal Medicine Clinical Systems, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Protective of your Constitutional freedoms? Kovatchevich for US Senate. > -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Szkarlat [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: newbie :) > > MicroSUX! > > Ahaha ;) > > Unix is so cool, it's mind boggling. It's amazing how such a stable OS > was created by volunteers! I'm becoming a bonafide geek. Do I get an > award or something? > > ;) > > -pat > > On Saturday, September 28, 2002, at 11:33 PM, Philip Stortz wrote: > > > no, but i have seen the printed manuals for ver V unix, as much as most > > people could lift. one of the neat things about unix (and many systems > > with an underlying command line, or more accurately an overlying > > graphical interface, since unix started on wonderful text terminal) is > > that every program becomes a new command, and can be treated as such. > > unix will let an advanced user do all kinds of insanely clever and > > tricky things just from the command line, it's easy to make a program > > run with input from a file, dump that into another file or as input to > > another program, and so on until you get dizzy and the data has gone > > everywhere. it's cool, i'm looking forward to being a *nix geek, it > > was > > way cool when i played with it in 91 and 92 (in 91 in an assembly > > language class, i actually like assembly language on a good processor, > > the other time was just a little playing in my spare time while i was > > taking other classes so i didn't get to play with it much). i can't > > tell you how thrilled i am that apple finally got on the *nix wagon, > > and > > open source is just too cool, to everyone except microsoft that is!! > > > > Pat Szkarlat wrote: > >> > >> WOW! > >> > >> Did you click on the link for the alphabetical listing of Linux > >> commands? CRAZY! > >> > >> -pat > > -------- > > > > -- > > "Promise me, promise me this day, promise me now..." he asked. "Even > > as > > they strike you down, you will remember: humanity is not our enemy. > > The > > only thing worthy of you is compassion...Hatred will never let you face > > the beast in human beings. One day, when you face the beast alone, > > with > > your courage intact, your eyes kind...out of your smile will bloom a > > flower. and...on the long, rough road, the sun and the moon will > > continue to shine." Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk > > > > -- > > MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > > > MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> > > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > > <http://www.applelinks.com> > > > > > -- > MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
