Jon Biddell wrote:
>
> > > Well, did you really expect any different ??
> >
> >One must live in eternal hope {:-).
>
> Yes, well after the total debacle that was Y2K (even if I did get a $2.5k
> bonus for working on NYD !!), I'm taking a much more pragmatic approach to
> all things computer-related, and M$ related especially....
Total debacle? $2.5K sounds a good rate for working NYD {:-).
>
> >Well, I only run WFWG because the accounting package used to run on
> >it. SWMBO was going to be shifted from wfwg to an OS/2 system, but now
> >that WP for linux is out, she will be shifted directly to that, so
> >there is no reason to keep the wfwg boxes.
>
> My problem is SWMBO will *not* use and form of *nix - she has to use it
> for debt recovery and Oracle at work, and being a government department
> they have (naturally) screwed it all up... Still, I guess I could set her
> machine up with Linux to look line Doze and she'd probably never know the
> difference...
that's what I mean. Kde and an icon for each proggy she wants - that
is all mine wants.
>
> Then again, she's about to give up wotk for 12 months to spawn a child
> process, so she could have too much idle time...:-)
ROFLMEO - obviously your first one. Spare time - if you want spare
time, givie it away now {:-).
>
> >Since I haven't been paid to work on a novell box in two years, it is
> >probably a good time to ditch that box, which means I can ditch the
> >one win95 box I had (needed it for administration of the novell box).
>
> We are about to ditch Novell world-wide, and my 25 odd Netware servers will
> go to NT4.0 (thank God they didn't say 2000 !!) within the next 6 months.
> Then again, Netware has its' place - at the moment it's balancing the end
> of my BBQ !!!
Your poor bastard - Netware works and is reliable. I still laugh when
I think on one young manager who, whilst I was there on contract,
lectured me for hours on how NT was the way of the future. 12 months
later he can not get rid of it fast enough.
>
> >Yep, we are slowly getting there - total linux. There are only two
> >problems - a business accounting package and a vector drawing package.
> >Will probably look for interim OS/2 solutions.
>
> Eekkkk... OS/2 is almost as bad, although not quite, I guess. I still have
> 2.1 if you want a copy...:-)
OS/2 has one very good feature - so long as you follow the steps
EXACTLY - it works. It also has one very bad feature - if you do not
follow the steps exactly - it doesn't work. In this world I can live,
but I may only need one box to run one/two packages, so that is not an
area of concern. If 9X & NT were the same, it mightn'tbe so bad, but
with them you follow the steps exactly and maybe it will work (and
maybe pigs will fly).
Actually, Os/2 has another bad point - IBM - but you would have to be
an oldie to appreciate where MS learnt all its tricks.
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