OpenEuphoria

Re: off topic : WinLinux

• Posted by Kat <KSMiTH at PELL.NET> Nov 22, 1999
• 518 views

----- Original Message -----
From: Jiri Babor <J.Babor at GNS.CRI.NZ>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 4:40 PM
Subject: off topic : WinLinux


> I am proudly announcing my 87th failure to penetrate the Linux
> universe. Well, to tell the truth, I lost the count long time ago.
>
> Mercifully I don't remember where I read about WinLinux universal
> remedy, a sure fire thing, a piece of cake. I spent all Sunday
> downloading it, all 145 Mbytes. I should have known better.
>
> First of all, it did not recognize my Cirrus Logic card, the most
> common, cheap alternative around here two years ago. It offered me a
> *16 color* generic driver instead. Ok, great, I thought, I can always
> fire my old Amiga in the basement, if I want to see a rainbow. It did
> not notice my cdrom either. Not a problem, finally I found some use
> for the retired 486 across the room.
>
> The rest was plain sailing, as promised. It took only ten minutes and
> about 800 Mbytes of space, and it even installed a pretty icon on my
> desktop.
>
> Then I double clicked it and the whole bloody thing disappeared into a
> black hole...
>
> Deep depression is setting in fast, I am almost suicidal. All I need
> to tip me right over is reassurance I am the only twit around who is
> denied entry into this paradise.
>
> jiri

/me raises her hand too,, and raises a few other people's for them.

Linux is *not* userfriendly, it requires too much twiddling, and there
aren't enough apps to make the fight worthwhile to me.

Kat