Re: Linux

Luke McNeice (luke@nospam.socs.uts.EDU.AU)
Mon, 8 Aug 1994 15:44:32 +1000 (EST)

>
> } I am thinking of using linux on my PC and would like to know of an
> } experiences anyone has had with it. Is it good or bad, can it emulate DOS
> } etc, etc?
>
> It's great. At the moment, the kernel is at v1.1, patchlevel ~37 or so --
> but you don't want to go that far yet.
>
I've been running linux for >1 year now and after you install and play around
with it for a while it's really cool. the program Term is a most useful
program, allowing you to run a SLIP-like connection down the modem line to UTS.
(hmmm, if sbug was *really* nice he may install a real SLIP, but since he's had
his hair cut he looks a little less like jesus and hence only provides miracles
once a week).

If you encounter any problems, and you can't find any answers of USENET, try
irc. There is a channel called #linux and it's full of those geeky unix hacker
types who can answer almost any questions posed. One *really* cool bonus of
using linux is that if you find a bug, it's usually fixed within a day or so.
Try getting service like that from Microsoft or the like - I've been waiting for
a bug fix in MS Foxpro now for 4 months and they STILL haven't fixed it (insert
deep grumble noises here).

They've released a version of linux now on cd-rom. I've heard mixed responses,
but the general feedback I've heard has been good. It costs about $US65 last
I checked. MAIN advantage is that you can install a Slackware package in under
15 minutes (with options <40 minutes). Try it on disk first, if you can find
the >20 disks you'll need for linux and all the X disks ;)

>
> functionality. WINE (when finished) will handle Windoze emulation by
> translating Windoze API calls to X11 calls.

I'll believe that when I see it >:)

luke

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