Re: Full replacement of MS
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:48:33 -0800
From: Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org>
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> I just got fed up, wiped my system and threw away my copy of Win95 in
> 1997. Your mileage may vary, but I strongly recommend total immersion
Like Paul, I was converted to Linux by Win95's recalcitrance. I
switched overnight, in fall 1999.
After that I rebooted Windows exactly once: to rule out a mechanical
problem with my printer.
A few months of using only Linux gave me the confidence to wipe all
trace of MS from my disks. I've never missed the mess.
Maybe I should back up & give a little background: In late '97 I
designed a new box (with help from people on linux-list@ssc.com), &
hired an expert to put it together & install Win95 & Red Hat. But
my work as a free-lance editor left me little time to explore Linux,
& before the sudden changeover I had learned almost nothing not in 2
little books -- _Learning the UNIX Operating System_ & _Learning the
vi Editor_ (O'Reilly both).
If I could do it, you can do it. Whoever you are.
Wendell Cochran
West Seattle
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