I am coach of the Ateneo teams that are competing in the Asian Regional (Manila) contest of the ACM 2002-03 International Collegiate Programming Competition. In this contest the teams may use only C/C++/Java on Windows 2000. So I was forced to install Win2K on my old Dell Latitude D300XT. If my students are going to use Dev-C++ (with gcc), j2sdk, and JCreatorLE on Win2K, then I must be able to use these tools myself, para hindi naman nakakahiya.
After using Win2k with these tools for a few days, I am convinced that Win2k is the most usable among Microsoft's OSes. It is not as much of a resource hog as WinXP, and it has not yet crashed on me, even if I have already written/compiled/run very bad code. Of course, it would have been better if the Contest used Linux/gcc/j2sdk instead, considering that IBM is a principal sponsor, and I do not understand why this choice was not made. Maybe ACM does not yet believe in open source? Anyway, if you must use Microsoft, Win2k is not too bad. PMana P.S. On Win2k, I have a telnet window where I am composing this email. Can I use Microsoft's spell-checker (which one is it?) To check my email before I send it? How? Sorry if this is OT. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
