On 1999-05-31 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Boanne> said:
>Uh-oh, you said the boogy-word! <grin> You can also be free with
>OpenDOS, at least I am. Really though, Linux is fine for those
>who want to use it, but it's as John T said; the most important
>thing about a computer and OS is that it does what *you* need
>and want it to do. For me, and apparently for many others, DOS
>is fine. It either already does what I want it to do, or I know
>how to make it do what I want it to do, or I can find a program
>that will make it do what I want it to do. ...
All the same, in order to discover what OS is most suitable for ones needs,
one should have a working knowledge of computer technology, preferably begun
in a objective classroom setting. Experimentation is fine, but it can get
expensive. And a well-rounded knowledge of computer logic should include at
least some experience with a language of words instead of pictures.
>...pressure to switch to Linux is no different than M$ pressure to
>switch to Windows. I've been down that road, I used Win95 for a
>while, and I found it to be a dead end. There's no reason to
>believe Linux would be any different for me.
Linux is far too massive (if you include its multitude of applications) for
the average casual user. I believe its best use is within a professional
setting (networking). We should be pressured to change or adapt other OSes
for realistic reasons, instead of artificial reasons, such as popular fads.
>I didn't know that even Linux is going GUI, and I'm a little
>surprized by this, though knowing the history I shouldn't be
><grin>. All the more reason I wouldn't switch to Linux.
>As for the rest of the above paragraph, I agree.
Linux itself is just another CLI, like DOS, but there are several
Windows-like GUIs being developed for it that are now getting all the
attention -- and which, I believe, is what the general public now perceives
to be Linux itself. By itself, Linux has wonderful multitasking
capabilities (by ALT-<function key> switching) among "Virtual Consoles" --
but there are few applications developed for this mode. One development,
however, that might alter this is a Linux version of Arachne.
There is a very good shell for the Linux console called "Midnight
Commander", as well as some decent Internet tools (the Lynx browser and Pine
come to mind) and some editing and word processing programs. But much more
needs to be done for the Linux console program development.
If VMiX 386 development would have continued, we would have had a similar
multitasking environment for DOS by now, much in the same way as used with
Linux.
Jerry
Internet Montana
-*- So you want to be different. But does it make a difference?!
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