BL> Anyway, it seems to work. Minicom looks a hell of a lot like
BL> Telix, and I'm tempted to see if I can use Linux on the BBS,
BL> even though it will be a monumental waste of time.

JB> It's only skin deep with minicom though, no salt scripting :(

 Yair... Telix salt script is *too* good. I'm beginning to understand
the limitations of networking.

 Is there any way I can use the Windows computer as a simple
terminal - to access the Linux modem? I hadn't realised that Samba
merely gives access to files. Even with the printer, it's the Linux
machine running it. What about a USB link?

BL> I'm still happy to use Win311, but there is no video driver for
BL> my new card. With Linux, nothing ever goes out of date and if
BL> it does, you download the latest version free.

JB> The latest version of Xwindows has no driver for my video
JB> card... :(

 Yair... you have to give Linux about 5 years to catch up.

JB> still this old PC is decidedly sluggish with this version of
JB> linux...

 I was actually surprised that Xwindows was *slower* than real
Windows98. Everyone told me how fast and wonderful Linux was... it's a
slug! There seems to be a misrepresentation of Linux reliability and
speed compared to Windows, when comparison with DOS would be more
appropriate. As soon as you add Xwindows and a GUI like Gnome or KDE,
Linux is actually slower and *less* reliable than Win8.

 I've spent a lot of time in Linux these last few weeks, both
"native" and in the KDE GUI, and its' always a relief to go back to
Windows.

Regards,
Bob
 

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