> From: Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Sep 9, 2004, at 4:39 PM, William T Goodall wrote: > > > > On 10 Sep 2004, at 12:19 am, Dave Land wrote: > > > >> On Sep 9, 2004, at 3:28 PM, William T Goodall wrote: > >> > >>> Perhaps. OTOH more often one needs to solve a particular problem > >>> rather than run a particular program. > >> > >> and then, moments later, > >> > >>> Wouldn't it make more sense to choose an OS first and then pick > >>> hardware that would be good for running it? > >> > >> Wouldn't it make even more sense to consider the particular (set of)
> >> problem(s) you need to solve, choose the app(s) that might best suit > >> your need(s), and see what OS(s) support the app(s) you need, and buy > >> whatever hardware (with or without a bundled OS) that would support > >> your need(s)? > > > > I just meant that out of the ordering of those two choices (OS, > > hardware) the OS should be first. And of course there are other issues > > like security and TCO as well as just apps/OS/hardware. And the > > fulminating Evil of the Beast of Redmond :) > > Well, I just meant to be a hopeless pedant. > > And be careful what you say about the Beast, or you might wake up its > troll -- er, Fool. When you see me pimping XP or Palladium you will know the apocalypse is nigh. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
