On 7/6/02 9:34 PM, "Anne Keller-Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 7:47 PM +0100 7/6/02, Nick Harman wrote: >> Why on >> earth should I need to learn unix commands (however basic they might be) to >> get my mac working normally? Who told you you had to learn UNIX commands? I don't know a lick of UNIX yet I seem to be able to keep my machine running. >> I suspect the people that like x, like 'computing' even more. Nope. I hate "computing", if I understand the way you are using the term. But I like X fine. >> I like getting my work done and x is just buggering >> me about far too much. I want a gui shell like the old days, one that I >> could troubleshoot in a gui manner, As far as I know, no one is forcing you to use OS X. Correct me if your situation is different. OS 9 still works just fine for a lot of people. > Well, I don't know about this, but the thing that bothers me is that I > don't have a clue how OS X works and where everything is. I hope this will > come in time. Just like your knowledge of OS 9 and 8 and 7, et al, it will. > The other thing is in OSes 7-9 I sort of knew how to fix everything > that could happen and now I'm told you can't really copy your whole > hard drive in case of a hard disk crash. But, how did you "knew how to fix everything" in OS 7-9? You learned it. Just like you will with OS X, if you so choose. Shawn King On this week's YML: The Mosaic Project & AllByMyself.com! http://www.yourmaclife.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
