This week our nieces are staying with us. They're teens, and they really, really like chat. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), to be precise.
Anne and I installed AIM on two Windows boxes for them so they can talk with their friends on the east coast. Then Anne googled for an AIM client for Linux. She found one (aim.sourceforge.net, I think). Installed it, and it came right up. Lauren was happily typing, "hey", "whatz happenin" and "nuthin" a few seconds after the download finished. I have a really good feeling about Linux going mainstream on the desktop over the next few months. Really good. -- Bob Miller K<bob> kbobsoft software consulting http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
