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brecklundin · 03-02-2008, 01:52 AM

I can beat your Dos4.x with CPM then DOS 2.something and then QNX....hehehehe...

I did have one of those "...wow, I cudda hada V8..." moments shortly after my post...I just went to http://www.debian.org and, well, there are all manner of docs. At least someone tired...maybe they make sense, who knows.

One of my pet peeves about all the -nix/-nux environments is their lack of consistent standards as a rule. Likely because of exactly what you describe in college these days. It's the "...here is an OS...we will have a test tomorrow...the final is in two months...see you in two months....good luck..." but that is the way Unix has always been.

Probably like you I settled on Windows from V3.xx forward. I tried Windows 2.x but it, well it sucked big time. I am slow to move to new versions because, well, it's Window as is yesterday's OS next week...

But it removes the issue of the platform becoming the task vs. the real reason someone needs a computer. It might have it's issues but then again so does Linux until everything gets setup just ever so...

Still, I am semi-retired now and it will be fun to drive myself insane over the next year.

So, I am taking the time to learn the FS and commands...of course, well, you already get it...it's Linux so nothing is as it seems...heh...or maybe should be? But, it's gonna be fun I think. And cheaper than a new fishing boat which is a hole in the water you throw money in...instead I have a hole in my desktop to toss money into now...

People can complain all we want about MS & Apple with their business models. But they gave us one thing...stability within their respective environments. Love or hate 'em the systems do work very well. Apple even managed to tame Unix which was only possible because of the closed hardware aspect they had...still have?? Not sure since the move to an Intel platform.

BTW, I still do not get it why the schools push Linux...sure it's free but, well, maybe I get it...no games for the most part...then again I imagine dorms have a high saturation level for video game players. And then again maybe even the schools are fed up with the games both MS & Apple play. But still requiring any particular OS for a coding class is just wrong. It polarizes students. Let students use whatever they already own or know how to use.

03-02-2008, 01:52 AM	#6
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	I can beat your Dos4.x with CPM then DOS 2.something and then QNX....hehehehe... I did have one of those "...wow, I cudda hada V8..." moments shortly after my post...I just went to http://www.debian.org and, well, there are all manner of docs. At least someone tired...maybe they make sense, who knows. One of my pet peeves about all the -nix/-nux environments is their lack of consistent standards as a rule. Likely because of exactly what you describe in college these days. It's the "...here is an OS...we will have a test tomorrow...the final is in two months...see you in two months....good luck..." but that is the way Unix has always been. Probably like you I settled on Windows from V3.xx forward. I tried Windows 2.x but it, well it sucked big time. I am slow to move to new versions because, well, it's Window as is yesterday's OS next week... But it removes the issue of the platform becoming the task vs. the real reason someone needs a computer. It might have it's issues but then again so does Linux until everything gets setup just ever so... Still, I am semi-retired now and it will be fun to drive myself insane over the next year. So, I am taking the time to learn the FS and commands...of course, well, you already get it...it's Linux so nothing is as it seems...heh...or maybe should be? But, it's gonna be fun I think. And cheaper than a new fishing boat which is a hole in the water you throw money in...instead I have a hole in my desktop to toss money into now... People can complain all we want about MS & Apple with their business models. But they gave us one thing...stability within their respective environments. Love or hate 'em the systems do work very well. Apple even managed to tame Unix which was only possible because of the closed hardware aspect they had...still have?? Not sure since the move to an Intel platform. BTW, I still do not get it why the schools push Linux...sure it's free but, well, maybe I get it...no games for the most part...then again I imagine dorms have a high saturation level for video game players. And then again maybe even the schools are fed up with the games both MS & Apple play. But still requiring any particular OS for a coding class is just wrong. It polarizes students. Let students use whatever they already own or know how to use.