> Hi Russ, Interesting piece. But what about Unix. I hear people
>talking about Unix and its advantages. I still dont really understand,
>I'm a philistine here, what is all this about Unix. Could I run Microsoft
>Word on it. How do I install etc. George Be free to check out our
>Communist Think-Tank Website:
>http://homepage.tinet.ie/~bepreparedHi Chris,
>
Hi George,
Unix is a major league operating system best suited for corporate sites,
though some techies might disagree with that. Sun systems (who developed
Java) pump out a lot of Unix related stuff and they own at least one brand
of Unix operating systems- http://www.sun.com . It aint easy and is run in
much the same way that Microsoft's old DOS system was- ie by tapping in
text commands, though there are probably easier interfaces nowadays.
Linux is a Unix type system, with the difference that it's free and easier
interfaces are being developed- see earlier mail.
To install either you'd need to get hold of a copy on disk or download it.
I've never done it and I understand that it's not especially easy! If
there's a Word for Unix it should run on it, but Word for 95 won't.
My advice, stick with an operating system with an easy GUI (Graphical User
Interface) and spend the extra time and headaches saved by arguing on
Thaxis or drinking beer or making a revolution!
Russ
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