RE: [OT]: Spot poll: pre-win95 and pre-pentium
Philip Deets wrote:
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> Linux.org says I have to partition my drive to install Linux. Also, if
> I want a nice installer, they said it costs 30-50 dollars. I think I'll
>
> just stick with Windows.
If partitioning a hard drive worries you, then I strongly recommend
you do not try Linux. However, for those who are still interested,
Mandrake (the version I use) can automatically re-partition a drive.
http://cheapbytes.com offers several Linux versions on CDs for
$5 - $10. Much better than trying to download, because you get
thousands of programs (programming languages, games, etc.) along
with the basic OS.
> Besides, I know in the earlier versions of Windows, there were lots of
> crashes. I have only seen Windows XP crash once, and it recovered
> nicely when I rebooted and even allowed me to optionally send Microsoft
> an error report. It does freeze occasionally, but it normally recovers
> if I push a hot key to start a program.
XP *is* quite a bit more stable than earlier versions.
Provided that you aren't doing anything remotely dangerous, like
writing programs, it can run for months without problems.
This is great for office situations, where people run 1 or 2
well-tested programs, and aren't allowed to surf the internet
or install any additional software.
However, if you are trying to develop new software, those lockups
and reboots get really annoying and time-wasting. So much so that
I now write prototypes of new software using Linux/GTK, and only
write the Windows version once the project is demo'd and approved.
> And also, I love the Windows GUI. As for the statement about the
> Windows API, isn't .NET supposed to take care of that? I haven't looked
>
> too far into .NET though, so I don't know if it actually does hide
> complexity like MS says it does.
Give it a try and let us know.
Irv
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