Re: Full replacement of MS

From: Wendell Cochran (atrypa_at_eskimo.com)
Date: 11/30/04

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    Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:48:33 -0800
    From: Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org>

    [SNIP SNIP]
    > 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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