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I'll be there John. Actually I started with a Atari 800 using a tape =
player as the input and Atari Basic. Where is Sparkhound?
Larry
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From: John Hebert=20
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'=20
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 8:24 AM
Subject: [brluglist] A good opportunity for Linux Advocacy was RE: =
Clickers wants to start a Linux SIG was RE: [brluglist] Re: meeti ng =
locations?
Larry,
I agree completely with your statement. I also started with DOS 3.? =
way back in the day and when I installed Linux for the first time on my =
own home equipment, had the same kind of thrill of being in control of =
my hardware. Even more so in the case of Linux, since the source is free =
and open.
I intend to do exactly what you are asking for, an introduction to =
Linux from the beginning, using the RUTE (http://rute.sf.net) tutorial =
and a few other resources. Are you interested in attending a =
planning/brainstorming meeting on Monday evening at 7pm at Sparkhound? I =
think you have valuable input to contribute to the meeting.
My own experience with Linux was that I was exposed to it back in 1996 =
but did not feel I had the knowledge or experience to install it on my =
own equipment (and Doom seemed to take up most of my time on computers =
then!). It took me a couple of years after that until I was finally able =
to work at home and had enough free time to take the plunge and bang my =
head against my computer screen until I got past the learning curve. I =
did have some help from others, but it was mostly a lot of hard effort =
on my part. So, I can empathize with others about the difficulty of =
learning Linux, especially when pressed for time.
John Hebert
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opportunity=20
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[brluglist] Re: meeti ng locations?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D294401914-18012002>Larry,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D294401914-18012002>I=20
agree completely with your statement. I also started with DOS 3.? way =
back in=20
the day and when I installed Linux for the first time on my own home=20
equipment, had the same kind of thrill of being in control of my =
hardware.=20
Even more so in the case of Linux, since the source is free and=20
open.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D294401914-18012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D294401914-18012002>I=20
intend to do exactly what you are asking for, an introduction to Linux =
from=20
the beginning, using the RUTE (<A=20
href=3D"http://rute.sf.net";>http://rute.sf.net</A>) tutorial and a few =
other=20
resources. Are you interested in attending a planning/brainstorming =
meeting on=20
Monday evening at 7pm at Sparkhound? I think you have valuable input =
to=20
contribute to the meeting.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D294401914-18012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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class=3D294401914-18012002>My=20
own experience with Linux was that I was exposed to it back in 1996 =
but did=20
not feel I had the knowledge or experience to install it on my =
own=20
equipment (and Doom seemed to take up most of my time on computers =
then!). It=20
took me a couple of years after that until I was finally able=20
to work at home and had enough free time to take the plunge and =
bang my=20
head against my computer screen until I got past the learning curve. =
I=20
did have some help from others, but it was mostly a lot of hard effort =
on my=20
part. So, I can empathize with others about the difficulty of learning =
Linux,=20
especially when pressed for time.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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Hebert</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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