David Edwards on Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:27:07 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] Ya know, it's a shame..


<Rant mode on>
<Polite Rant - well, as polite as I can get>
Well, Nick
After working with computers for nearly 30 years (professionally for
25yrs); I have come to realise that there are a few undeniable constants.
. Every year another "expert" will announce themselves to the world. (my
computer never fails, and its playing "Star Wars" 20 hours a day).
. Technology leads the market by 10 years.
. The best technology is very rarely the most successful technology
(Beta/VHS).
. Successful business people are not always the most honest.
. And knowing when to press the install button does not make a person
"more" capable than the person who writes the code behind the install
button.  In fact, the person who writes the code will invariably stress a
computer's capabilities much more than the person who pushes the button.
<Polite Rant mode off>
!@~#$R $%gf$ #% #$ERG3 54  R T#%$  ^543%$^54^& 356&*#^ %$7835.
And !@##$  !@#$#%! ! $4 !!  
<Rant mode off>
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> From: Vettese, Nick A <NAVETTESE@delinvest.com>
> To: 'plug@lists.nothinbut.net'
> Subject: RE: [Plug] Ya know, it's a shame..
> Date: Friday, July 09, 1999 1:47 PM
> 
> I know you are all going to hate me but I have to say this:
> 
> What are you doing that you can't keep Windows running.  Windows isn't
that
> bad.  I am running NT4, 95, 98, and 4 Linux boxes, and the only time I
have
> to reboot Windows is when I load configure or something.  You make
Windows
> seem like it has no legs to walk on.  I love Linux, and I am doing a hell
of
> a lot of studying to learn more, but if Windows is so bad why does 3/4ths
of
> the world use it.  There are many options today, so it can't be the
reason
> it is the only one out there.  You have Linux, Unix (all versions), BeOs,
> 95, 98, NT, Mac, OS/2, and others.  There are many office programs,
business
> program, and anything else that might be needed that runs on other OSs. 
If
> all of you are having that many problems then you better leave computers
to
> the more capable.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ray beckler [mailto:rbeckler@erols.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 1:37 PM
> To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> Subject: Re: [Plug] Ya know, it's a shame..
> 
> 
> Vale_Kenny@vanguard.com wrote:
> 
> > I use my Linux system about 20-25 hours a week, and I use my NT system
> about 3-4
> > hours a week.  Of that time less than 1% of the time on the Linux box
is
> spent
> > in reboots, and 10% in reboots of the NT box.  Because NT is such a
> complete
> > *HOG*, I have to run it on a Pentium II system with a sh1tload of RAM
and
> disk
> > space.  My Linux system is running on a Pentium 90 system, with half
the
> RAM,
> > and slower drives.  I mean, yeah, it still runs as fast as the NT
system,
> but I
> > can only imagine it on the Pentium II.  But I have to keep the damn NT,
to
> use
> > it for testing.  Pisses me off.
> >
> > Just a small rant..
> 
> I run win95, linux and SCO opensever on a pentium 166.  NEVER have to
reboot
> Linux
> or SCO but have daily visits from the blue/black screen of death on win.
> Same
> thing, I have to keep sindows just for certain applications.  Yep, pisses
me
> off
> too.  Can't be happy all the time.
> 
> ray
> 
> 
> 
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