On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, McFadden, Mike wrote:
> Neighbor Q: I though computers allowed you to do lots of things at the same
> time?
> Neighbor Q: I really want to play games, download music and listen to it at
> the same time
>
> MY Q: Do you want to burn CD's?
> Neighbor A: Yes
> MY Q: Do you want to scan pictures and print them?
> Neighbor A: Yes
>
> My A: Get a CRAY computer
> Neighbor Q: How much are they?
>
> I feel much better now that I've vented.
> People want a black box that works without them thinking, and that's what
> they have been promised by Dell, Gateway and Compaq.
And for the most part that's what Windows delivers, albeit sometimes very
poorly. I can be playing Casino99, listening to Napster tunes, surfing
the web, checking my e-mail, have a telnet session open, and have Outlook
Express open, all concurrently. But then when I close down Casino99 while
Napster is playing a tune, Napster crashes. Then it causes other shit to
go haywire sometimes, resulting in the need to reboot. This is on a Dell
Dimension 4100. A nice box.
If I would trade convenience for stability and run Linux instead, I could
do all these things, only faster, better, and cheaper (in terms of less
medication for my high blood pressure caused by every Windows reboot).
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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