Must congratulate you, I believe you're right on the money my dear. Heather Reed wrote: > > > So (beat me with a stick) I have to have a Windows box right here next to > my > > Linux box. > > > > Hope I've got the right poster here :-)) As a total linux newbie I will add > my two pennorth - I work as a coordinator and support person for housebound > people - repairing pcs, getting them on the net etc etc. Whatever the level > of skill, everyone here on this list is, by default, either a full blown > 'techie' of some sort or an enthusiast who wants to learn more about OS > innards. I would go further and say that everyone with a linux PC falls more > or less in those categories.
And if we weren't we wouldn't enjoy beating ourselves over the head with this OS I think. The day I can take a linux box round to one of > my clients, and say 'there you go, you can get on and install your > games/ISP/favourite app..' and leave them to it is the day linux will have > blown windows away. I've been at it for a week and still haven't sussed how > to get 2 way communication going between linux and windows, and learning > this OS is going to take a hell of a lot of reading, swearing and sleepless > nights :-)) I'm loving every minute of rediscovering my own stupidity, but I > am not the average computer owner, and neither are any of you! See!??? Damn, am I prescient or what ;P I suspect > that nearly all of us have 2 pcs at least running both windows and linux > (apologies for sweeping statement :-)). Mr and Mrs Average have just one, > and whats more, they want to turn it on, do their thing, turn it off and > forget about it. Giving them linux would be rather like chucking them an > unprogrammed cisco router and saying 'off you go and connect to the net!' > Heather > > So true. *sigh* Had something similar done to me. It was called windows 95 after a 5 year gap w/out a PC. Oh the headaches! FF
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