Back! I'm back... (now WinNT hit-and-run)

From: Huw Davies <H.Davies_at_latrobe.edu.au>
Date: Tue Sep 1 02:25:01 1998

At 04:26 PM 31-08-98 -0700, Sam Ismail wrote:

>Use Linux instead. Its far less picky about its hardware (and a whole
>lot more stable too, not to mention just a better OS).

I wouldn't be so sure. Linux will stress a system far more than
W3.11/WFWG/W95 will. I've experienced a number of systems that would quite
happily run BGP (Bill Gate's Products) that wouldn't reliably run Linux.
Typically the problem is memory that is marginal and is quite often seen as
compile errors (especially rebuilding kernels).

However, I must admit that I never have problems with stability of either
of linux or NT....

 Huw Davies | e-mail: Huw.Davies_at_latrobe.edu.au
 Information Technology Services | Phone: +61 3 9479 1550 Fax: +61 3 9479
1999
 La Trobe University | "If God had wanted soccer played in the
 Melbourne Australia 3083 | air, the sky would be painted green"
Received on Tue Sep 01 1998 - 02:25:01 BST