Subj : Re: Old computer
To   : boraxman
From : acn
Date : Tue Jun 28 2022 17:39:00

Am 27.06.22 schrieb boraxman@21:1/101 in FSX_GEN:

Hallo boraxman,

b> Well, that is kind of my point.  People who are used to Windows
b> will see an alternative as "deficient", wheras people used to Linux
b> will find Windows deficient.  This shows that much of the
b> "deficiencies" that are claimed are really a matter of the
b> alternative not matching their habits.

Well, I've started my computer career (after the C64 phase in the  
early 90s) with a MS-DOS/Win3 system and upgraded to Win95 (starting  
with the March '95 beta!).
I liked it and played around with that quite a lot, later I upgraded  
to Win98. But with the deep integration of IE, I more and more  
disliked it and moved to OS/2, which I had seen running on a BBS PC of  
some sysop.
Later, I moved to Linux and stayed there (with some years of MacOS on  
my main desktop machine).

So, I should be preferring the Windows style of computing, as I  
started there. But I don't.
Today, I have to use Windows on my work machine, but I'm thankful that  
I could install MobaXterm, which contains a local bash shell.
There are quite some tasks where I need some of the basic UNIX text  
mangling commands that don't have feasible equivalents on Windows.

I only have a Windows PC at home for Fusion 360 (3D design) and some  
old Windows games, my main desktop (and the one of my wife) are  
running Linux (KDE Plasma).

Regards,
Anna

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