| From: | MENARD Steve <menars@***.UMONTREAL.CA> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Off topic: Windows 95 |
| Date: | Mon, 28 Aug 1995 13:22:58 -0400 |
> On Fri, 25 Aug 1995, Victor Rodriguez, Jr wrote:
>
> > I know this is off the topic, but I feel this is good info.
> > I just got Windows 95, and I tried logging on to my Internet Provider Using
> > Trumpet Winsock, but there was sometype of Protection Error. So if you use
> > Trumpet to get on to the internet, it probably won't work if you Upgrade to
> > Windows 95. Luckily I also bought Microsoft Plus, and with it's Internet
> > tools I was able to connect with my provider. If you use Microsoft Plus you
> > will need to know your provider DNS address. So far I haven't ran into any
> > problems with Microsoft's webb-browser, but if you would like I'll keep you
> > all informed. Sorry again for flooding your mailbox with this off the topic
> > info. :)
>
> Oh wow! Way cool! You have a 32-bit (?) OS, with pre-emptive
> multitasking, multithreading, a flat memory model and all that, that
> comes with all the tools for connecting to the Internet and an
> intelligent, dynamic, powerful GUI?
>
> Well, I've had one for over a year now. It's called Linux. It's Unix. And
> it's free, and so is 99% of all the software for it. Gee. I guess you
> just wasted your money.
Linux is very good, if you know VERY well what you're doing. Many
people think OS/2 is hard to install, with cryptiv options and
everything. Those people certainly never tried to install Linux. Althoug
the text-insterface part is pretty straightforward, the xfree one is VERY
complicaed. I am well versed in computer terminology, and althoug i've
tried 4 times to install it, I was never able to get it(xfree that is) to
work. So yep, its a free, very powerful OS, but only for computer
hackers(to which it is targeted anyway). As for free software, it's good
only as long as you can get it to compile!
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