I read [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s email and felt really bad about taking this so lightly, and not offering real help. So, I have decided to change my ways, and offer you real help.
On 9/15/06, dilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My question is simple- I'm a relative newbie at BSD so please bear with > me. > I'm trying to launch the internet; so I open a terminal and go "percent > sign > 'Internet'" at the prompt > > ie: >%internet Well, see, the "internet" is actually an "internetwork" of networks. What this means is that the Internet is really a bunch of networks, all connected with the tubes that another fella mentioned. But that's besides the point, what's important is that there's a whole bunch of networks out there, and finding out what are the networks out there is a pain in the rear, so what you really want, is something like a list of things, almost a directory of sorts, you know, something like yellow pages. In fact, there is actually a website called yellow pages, and they must be associated with the REAL yellow pages, so, if you need help getting on the Internet, call your local phone company and ask for the REAL yellow pages, and there you go! and it doesn't work. What gives??!! > > Also "percent sign 'Print'" doesn't work and neither does "percent sign > 'word processor'" Ah. You have made the basic mistake of thinking there are separate applications for different things. Things are modern now. We don't use thousands of tiny utilties to do everything. Microsoft has shown us that all you need is just one application that will handle everything for you. In the unix world, we have learnt this lesson well, and so, let me introduce you to a new way to read email. % emacs If you use emacs, you can not only read your mail, print your documents and do word processing, but you can also make coffee, launch ICBMs, and if you have the correct modules installed, even take over the world! You just need to find out how to enable the secret wizard mode. How would I launch the internet, the word processor and print a document? > > any help would be appreciated Hope I was of some help. Feel free to ask if you need any more help. Remember, everything can be done from emacs!
