Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : Gamgee
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Apr 26 2022 20:32:58

 Ga>  Ga> Well.... assuming you would want to install such software on your shi
 Ga>  Ga> new computer. :-) I would never do such a thing, myself.
 Ga> 
 Ga>  Ni> Do you mainly use Linux?
 Ga> 
 Ga> I pretty much ONLY use Linux.  I do have a work laptop that runs Win10 
 Ga> that I have to use because of the nature of the job/software that it 
 Ga> uses, and I have an aging desktop that I used to use for gaming (and 
 Ga> still do, but only with 10-year old games because it won't run the 
 Ga> newest stuff).  My BBS machine, daily driver laptop, and another 
 Ga> desktop (rarely used), all use only Linux.  I have a W7 VM on the laptop 
 Ga> to test a few things now and then.
 Ga> 
 Ga> Yes, I get that.  Gaming on Linux has come a long way (and helped by 
 Ga> Steam), but it's not quite there when compared to Windows.
 Ga> 
 Ga> Understood, but there may be alternative applications that would do the 
 Ga> job, after climbing a learning curve.  Might not be worth the effort.  
 Ga> Nothing wrong with dual-booting!
 Ga> 
 Ga> 

I dual booted for a while when first using Linux, but over time used Linux more and more, Windows less and less.  At first, I booted into Linux just to play around with it, try it, but then decided to do things in Linux more and more, and soon I was only using Windows for those few things I couldn't do in Linux (such as MSN Messenger).  But it wasn't long before there wasn't a need for Windows to do that either, only games and Nokia Suite.  Now, not even games.

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