Re: how to use
On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 06:10:06PM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * donald szatkowski <delta.ski@verizon.net> [2004 Dec 19 16:34 -0600]:
> > With so many requests for assistance upon reaching the command line,
> > MAYBE it is time to include a simple text file (README.FIRST) to assist.
> > I realise this may indeed be wasted effort as so many don't even make
> > any effort to seek info. This seems to be a reflection of the M$ crowd
> > migrating to Debian. Their entire computing life to date has been hand
> > holding and "do as I have provided, question nothing". Maybe 20 situps
> > prior to install!
> >
> > Whatch-ya-thinK?
>
> In this day and age it may be needed, but M$ found no reason to provide
> any help with DOS back in the 3.3 days. It just booted to a A> prompt
> and typing help just resulted in a response like "Invalid command".
>
> Sign of the times I guess...
>
The meat of the problem resides in the fact that for so many people
computer experience means microsoft and their way of dealing. So
always almost everyone goes back to whatever experience they have had
with M$. On the other hand, UNIX systems in those days were much more
than 'A>' But sadly enough, not many have that as part of their waking
memories, implanted or not.
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