Re: I've dumped Linux and moved to Windows XP.

From: Swedish Meatball (R_at_bastards.com)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:37:44 -0500

Jim Thompson, after spending 3 minutes figuring out which end of the pen to use,
wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:37:44 +1200, "Terry Given"
> <the_domes@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>
>>"Ken" <___ken3@telia.com> wrote in message
>>news:qhqqc0pt6k4hdh3mjifu6bmq1c6uf1biii@4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:03:25 -0400, David H. McCoy <fake@mail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > NT 4 was the version of Windows that migrated me from OS/2. I
>>> > personally, after my time using OS/2 and my job of working on Unix,
>>> > found it very stable.
>>>
>>> I used NT4 for 3 years 24/7 and had never a crash.
>>> It was crash proof in my home computer.
>>>
>>
>>I would dearly love to move away from M$, but its too much like hard work
>>learning how to set up a linux system from scratch, especially for a luddite
>>like me, who is only interested in analogue circuit design, adaptive
>>nonlinear control systems and suchlike, rather than wanking around with an
>>OS. I also cant quite get the apps I need on linux (matlab/simulink,
>>mathcad, simetrix, protel) - if I cant have all of them, its no use to me. I
>>am competent enough that im OK with the likes of star office - word/excel
>>are not used much by me, compared with the aforementioned apps - but my
>>clients insist on sending me micro$haft docs.....I always send PDFs in
>>return.
>>
>>My win2K system has been running unchanged since march 2000. Protel is the
>>single most unreliable program I have EVER used, it makes mathcad look
>>reliable. But no blue screens of death, and crashes can usually be fixed by
>>ending the app - rebooting is extremely rare. Protel probably crashes once a
>>week. If I am doing a big layout, it might crap out once a day :( but win2k
>>keeps on ticking. and some of my simulations take days to run, so I beat the
>>hell out of my pc :)
>>
>>my pet peeve is the "computers for retards" philosophy underpinning ***
>>like talking paper clips and puppy dogs. *** that, make the poxy thing boot
>>faster. I NEVER upgrade software unless I have a real good reason - if it
>>works for me, leave it alone. when I got an internet connection (used
>>sneakernet for 3 years) I got norton internet security, and have had no
>>problems to date
>>
>>Cheers
>>Terry
>>
>
> I think

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