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To: E. Charters who wrote (1993)	12/21/1999 10:43:00 PM
From: JC Jaros	Respond to of 2617

Really comnpooterz are a nerd's toy. A hobby for overgrown boys who like to dream about solving fermat's conjecture in one simple geometric proof. Let's not let this escape the desktop Bre-XLinux documentation. On two other fronts, E. Mac runs Linux; PowerPC lends itself quite well. Mac too can "Open source" their stuff because what the hell, you need that ROM thing to run it. Then BeOS jumps through cool loops. There's a value add waiting to happen in exchange for inflated funny money. For crying outloud, AMIGA was right there with an ascended Linux strategy and deep pockets and that got swept. Either there's a giant conspiracy, or there's not much money in the multi-purpose end user PC 'desktop'. -JCJ Edit: I say this with some degree of AWE in the potential of Corel Linux timing against the backdrop of cheap Personal Computers that are double the price or half the funtionality depending on whether one opts for the Corel package or the M$ package. -JCJ

To: E. Charters who wrote (1993)	12/22/1999 3:13:00 PM
From: nommedeguerre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2617

E.C., "Actually a MAC is the solution for most people who want some kind of "ease of use" in computing. Actually a windows interface is not so easy to use all the time. " Having worked with the Mac, Unix, and (sigh) Windows/DOS, I prefer the Mac for personal use but would always use Unix whenever you need flexible interconnectivity. The one thing about Unix is that if you want it to do something, someone has already written a tool for you! The problem is finding the tool sometimes and then figuring out how to use it. However, once you figure it out, you can do ANYTHING with a Unix box. Have gotten tired of waiting for Windows to "get it right" though. Bottom line is there is no one OS that meets all requirements. Cheers, Norm