05 Oct 99 09:54, Sean Dennis wrote to Stewart Honsberger:

 SD> I'm considering doing what you are-running Linux and OS/2
 SD> side-by-side.

You won't regret it. Much as I like OS/2, it's still got its
shortcomings. For instance;

When I upgrade a Linux kernel, I keep the old(er) kernel around just
incase the new one barfs. (The fact that I can compile my OS to suit my
particular needs is another benefiet all in itself. Why should I have
the support loaded for hardware I don't have? Why shouldn't I have the
choice to later add support for hardware I may get?).

When I applied a fixpack (12) to OS/2, the video drivers barfed and it
wouldn't boot. Since OS/2 is GUI based, I was screwed. With Linux, it
doesn't care what video card (if any) I have in my machine - as long as
the one I have installed will do a minimum of mono text mode (tty).

If my video drivers under Linux ever were screwed up, it just means I'm
limited to the console until I can get it fixed. When I do eventually
replace them with working drivers, I don't even have to re-boot for them
to take effect.

I could go on, but it would start to sound like I'm bashing OS/2, which
I'm not. The only expendable OS on my hard drive is Win'98. ;>

 SD> I'll keep the BBS on my OS/2 machine

That is one thing that OS/2 has that Linux can't yet offer - a wide base
of BBS related software. Since OS/2 offers DOS support better than DOS
itself, that base is even wider.

Unfortunately, Linux falls a little short with DOS EMUlator.

 SD> and set up a Linux machine for my personal use.

Also great for gating Internet bandwidth between the two machines. If
you have an internet account, it's a great tool. When you're configuring
something on one machine, you can have a HOWTO or newsgroup posting
or... open on the other monitor.

Stewart Honsberger,
  blackdeath@tinys.oix.com

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