On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 22:31:13 -0500 (EST), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Sam Ewalt wrote: >> There is a great deal more complexity and confusion for the Linux >> novice like myself then there ever was with DOS. > When I was switching from the Commodore 64 to > MS-DOS 5.0, I felt the same way. The level of complexity with Linux is truly staggering. It's much more complex and complicated than DOS. I don't need a multi-user system with dozens of services, multiple shells, desktops, widgets and thousands of commands. I'm a single user and single minded. I tend to do one thing at a time and have enough trouble with that. Your suggestion to go slow on a seperate machine is certainly a good one. Another good way to learn something about Linux is to get a shell account somewhere and spend some time getting familiar with the basic commands and structures. Starting out as the sysadmin of your own Linux system is a prime example of what they call a "non-trivial task". I'd stick with DOS if I could--but I can't if I really want to use the Net easily for everyday tasks. All I want to do is browse the web effectively without frequent crashes and without getting frequent "unknown protocol" messages. I'm certainly learning a great deal from this discussion. It's probably indicative of the way things are going that there is little discussion here anymore about Arachne and DOS. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
