On Friday 03 November 2006 20:30, Andrew Errington wrote: > I think it's a good time to point out one of the fundamental differences > between Linux and, say, MS Windows. The Linux OS is essentially a > text-based OS (much like a command window in XP). In fact, Linux works > perfectly well in text-only mode. In Linux the GUI runs "on-top" of the > OS, whereas in XP the GUI *is* the OS (i.e. they are inseparable).
Yeah, if the person your are explaining it to has been using computers long enough then I liken it to DOS and Windows 3.1 hads -- http://nicegear.co.nz New Zealand's VoIP Supplier
