Elaine coolowl wrote: >Each to his/her own - programming is not for me. I'm grateful to my >friend for introducing me to Macs - I was 58 when I bought my first >computer. Had it been a doze machine or something more complex which >needed tweaking and command typing I would not still be using a >computer. Now at 63, there's a few precious years left which, for me, >are better spent in the garden, travelling and being with my partner, >than mistressing the intricacies of C:\ or the *nix equivalent. > > Yes, to each her own, but like many things, much depends on the frame of mind. The intrincacies of *nix are like the intricacies of a foreign language, yet one without a particular place. Fortunately, there are translators and "travel guides" who can help when you want.
Greg
