13 Aug 08 07:08, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:

 RN> On Tue 2008-Aug-12 12:04, Roy Witt (1:397/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 RW>> I bought that Linux computer at Fry's in San Diego, thinking I'd
 RW>> get my feet wet. It sat around doing nothing for the longest time.
 RW>> Then we moved to Texas. When we got set up here, my W2k box was on
 RW>> the fritz (probably from the ride). I needed something to keep up
 RW>> with Fidonet while I fixed the W2k box. I became much happier when
 RW>> I fixed it. :o)

 RN> Joe and I dabbled in Linux once upon a time.  I don't recall the
 RN> reasons he no longer uses it, but for me, the serial routines were
 RN> too buggy.

That about sums up my experience with it.

 RN> I should have a Warp 4 system setup here in a few weeks mainly to
 RN> keep out pests.

I tried out Warp 2 and had the same experience with it as I did with
Linux. Being an old DOS student from the 70s, none of the Warp and Linux
stuff made any sense.

 RN> I'll still have the XP machine, but that will be for personal use.
 RN> It'll be just like an oversized laptop.

We have a laptop setup on a table in the living room. We use it to look up
movies and other info while watching TV. It also comes in handy for
looking at websites mentioned in TV ads.

                R\%/itt



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