-=> Quoting Tom Walker to August Abolins <=-
 AA> it comes to ultimately replace computer HARDWARE, only THEN would I 
conside
 AA> moving along to W95.
 TW> I thought along the same line until I went to upgrade my Rand Mc
 TW> Nally Street finder only to fing the 1998 version was for Win 95 only. 
 TW> Like you even that has not been enouhg to FORCE the move yet. But the
 TW> day is coming.  :-( :-( 
 TW> And it will be forced as I want to have nothing to do with Win 95
 TW> myself.
Tom, I used to feel the same way as you and August, maybe even
moreso -- I went straight from DOS to OS/2, and only then
ventured into Windows territory.  But I have to admit, after
using Win95 exclusively for the past few months, I'm starting
to like it.
Of course, I might have learned to like it sooner, but every
time I tried it before, I dropped it after it started 
crashing and/or hanging regularly.  It took me awhile, but I
seem to have a reasonably stable setup now -- only minor
problems for over a month now.  And no, I don't know why it's
behaving better now, unless it's the fact that I haven't
loaded it with a lot of utility software that runs on startup.
 TW> I have developed an affection fro File Manager myself and intend to
 TW> continue  to use it when the Forced change takes place. I also Intend
 TW> to set up Program  Manager with my upgrade so while it might be Win 95
 TW> under the shell it will  look like and operate like Win 3.11 for me. 
 TW> :-) 
Yep, that'll work!
Myself, I've become somewhat fond of Windows Explorer -- it
has some features of both Program manager and File Manager,
and it just feels right to me.  I also like being able to put
icons for my most-used apps on the desktop, ready to start
with a double-click.  OTOH, I prefer Netscape Navigator to
MS Internet Explorer, and I don't care at all for MS's idea
to make the entire GUI work like a Web browser; this could
keep me from going to Win98 immediately, even if it turns out
to be much better otherwise than Win95.
I'm about to put myself to the ultimate test.  I'll reinstall
OS/2 (Warp 3) alongside Win95, and see which one fits my
personal preferences better.  Once I'm able to shift mental
gears between those two, I intend to try Linux as well.
Quite a lot to handle with a 486DX4 machine...and a Mk. I
human brain with occasional memory-errors. 
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