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From: Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz>
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In article <ti5stjdi99vtftupq0mumtdpb7hl037p9t@4ax.com>,
 Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:

> Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz> wrote:
> 
> >Linux is fun if you like to tinker with OSes.   Windows is fine if you 
> >need it for work.   Macs are easy to use and fit right in with iPhones 
> >and iPads.
> >
> >But in general, most people have no real use for "computers" these days.  
> >A phone and a maybe tablet are really all most people need for personal, 
> >every day use.
> >
> >So arguing about "how good (Linux/Mac/Windows) really is" is an argument 
> >that is years out of date. 
> >
> >"I promise you Linux is better than people think" does not matter.  No 
> >one today cares.   I promise you that a Beta VCR was better than a VHS 
> >VCR.
> 
> 
> If you don't want to learn anything, I get it.

Actually, there is nothing else that I need to know.   I have been 
using/running/programming computers since before you were born.
 
These days I just want them to work.   I am no longer interested in 
compiling the kernel to add a driver for a Microsoft Bus Mouse.

Yes, I actually did that in 1988 or so.  On Slackware Linux I think.   
Or maybe it was Coherent Unix.    

It's all just a Bad Memory now.