Subj : KNOPPIX 3.9 last CD
To   : TOM WALKER
From : CHARLES ANGELICH
Date : Mon Jul 25 2005 11:45 pm

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Hello Tom - 

WC>>>> I've no problems so far with Knoppix at all. sorry
WC>>>> you've not shared that good fortune. 

TW>>> Wel lit is HIGHLY overated as far as it's use by the
TW>>> LINUX novice. 

CA>> Any version of windows would perplex a first-time computer
CA>> user. Every new version of windows brings out the 'stupid
CA>> questions' list here on FIDO. The more experienced are
CA>> happy campers until something won't set itself up using a
CA>> 'wizard' and then there are the times the entire windows
CA>> OS vanishes and the machine won't even boot. 

TW> Adn that is a problem. WHY was the Apple Lisa a better
TW> computer for the novice then Windows has EVER been?? Tehg
TW> first tiem I even say a GUI was o nthe Apple Lisa. And
TW> within Minutes(little overstating) I was comfortable. 

I never used or even saw a LISA. I did have an APPLE II+
though. If the LISA followed the prevailing philosophy of the
APPLE computer then I would say it was the consistency that
made the difference. 

TW> As a comparision all Win versions since WFWG have been over
TW> complicated and confusing. 

For me it has been the lack of consistency. Changing the icons
(for instance) was totally unnecessary and confusing each time
Microsoft has done this to me. The 'updating' of icons and
toolbars only adds to the learning curve with no advantage to
the average user. 

TW> Blus somewhat Disaster prone. 

Customers are Microsoft's beta testers - always have been. 

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