I give up (at least for tonight)

[Victor Odhner]

On Sun, 16 Apr 2000, Digital Wokan wrote:
> So long, Mark.  When GPF's and BSOD's test your patience again, you'll
> probably try Linux again to see if it's got better AVI support, or
> you'll try BeOS.

Mark lasted longer with Linux than I did with BeOS!  I didn't have
to get to the learning curve to be discouraged -- I didn't get past
their web page.  They offer a "Personal Edition" to download for a
test drive, but when you get to the FAQ it mentions that you need
600MB on Drive C.  Guess what:  I've already encountered too many
stupid/arrogant apps that insist on installing to Drive C, and now
that volume's full.  Conclusion:  BeOS is not a serious contender.
(How's that for a snap judgement?) 

Vic