> Alain: Just to be sure that I understand, you are
> saying that I can run an entirely different OS with
> my PowerMac G3. Is that the case?
MP0werd: Yes!
Alain: That's good because I don't want to buy PC
hardware, that's for sure.
> Alain: Were you quite familiar with UNIX?
MP0werd: Not really, I just adapt to operating systems
well. I learnt DOS without the manual
Alain: I bought a DOS manual but I never used it. I
taught DOS to hundreds of future teachers. Only 2 of
them preferred it over the Mac, because they were
already familiar with PC and DOS.
MP0werd: I must confess, to do powerful stuff with
Linux, you WILL need a manuel.
Alain: This is usually the case with any technology if
you do more than just dabble. I read manuals from
front cover to back, and I take notes while I read. I
am old fashioned in that way, I guess.
MP0werd: On a side note, if you like scripting
languages like perl and TCL, you'll like linux,
because it has these kinds of languages within the
installation, and it has powerful tools like grep to
work with regexp.
Alain: Are you (merely) saying that Perl is installed
with Linux, or are you saying that the Linux OS is
scriptable in Perl? The latter is much more
interesting of course, especially when it comes to
developing value-added software solutions.
Alain: Does Linux provide for inter-application
communication? You know, something similar in effect
to AppleEvents and the Open Scripting Architecture
that encompasses it.
Alain: I am genuinely interested in Linux and Apache.
My partner has been pestering to adopt these
technologies for some time now. They are open-source.
They apparently perform quite well. Thank you for the
information that has been provided so far, and keep it coming!
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