On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:39:28 +0000 stu wrote: > (Sorry about the length of this, everyone!) > I was running an online parts and technical support service > for an importer of Chinese scooters and Quads (50+ e-mails/day). I > had so much trouble keeping my Windows ME box up and running that I > built a second computer just to back-up the first one. Even after > running all the Anti-malware apps I could afford, and updating them > several times a week, re-formatting and re-installing Windows was a > monthly task on at least one of the boxes. I eventually bought a > laptop running WinXP which I hated from the start because I kept > running into problems converting files from one system to the other - > I was essentially limited to rewriting all my repair manuals > (including photos) in either RTF or HTML formats. While shopping for > a solution at Fry's, I came across a copy of Suse 9.0 for $35, and I > figured "What the heck... it's a fraction of what I'll have to spend > on more M$ crap!". A fresh install of Windoze usually lasted 72 hours > before picking up it's first malware requiring a reconfigure and re- > boot. The Suse box stayed up and online 24/7 for over 6 months > without any additional attention from me, and it already had all the > additional software I needed. The only issue I had was one of my > supplier's websites was written for M$ Exploiter ONLY, which forced > me to keep one box running M$. That was about three years ago. I > dumped the Chinese scooter business (and M$) a year later, and GNU/ > Linux became my new hobby (Debian, mostly). Even after all that time, > I still consider myself a Noobie... there's always so much more to > learn! Stu Well, you've got that right. I am always learning more about linux. Actually, I am a noob when it comes to system admin. I'm ok with some parts of the admin, but I've never been a network guy. To me, it is STILL an amorphous cloud! when it works it works, when it don't well it don't. I've always been a programmer at heart not a sys admin. I remember now that Slackware had 23 floppies, but that was for the system right? there were extra floppies for other stuff like, c, and other things if I remember correctly. Right? I remember my Dad and I getting 50 floppies to copy on. Amazing. > > On Monday 26 June 2006 04:03, Wagner, Steven G wrote: > > With Betty posting about RH9 I got thinking about my first > > experience with Linux. RH6.2 (Cartman) on a dual boot Pentium Pro > > 233MZ with Winbloze '98. feh, last time I paid M$ for anything! > > > > Anyway, I'd be interested to hear about other member's first > > experiences with Linux and what you're using today. I'm now running > > OPENSUSE 10.1 on laptop and desktop (though desktop will be > > reverting back to hardened Gentoo as soon as I get some free time). > > > > Viva Linus! > > > > Long Live LAMP! > > > > www.gentoo.org > > www.apache.org > > http://dev.mysql.com/ > > www.php.net/ > > > > ...because Windows/IIS/MySQL/PHP = WIMP! > > > > Check it out: > > http://digital9ja.tripod.com > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.4/375 - Release Date: > > 6/25/2006 > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown Registered Linux User: 275424 This email's random fortune: I know you think you thought you knew what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you understood what you thought I meant. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss