At 09:42 PM 1/24/01 -0500, you wrote:
> Balderdash!! (not for lack of a better word, mind you ;-p ) For those
>of us peons who do not have nor can afford "constant" internet
>connections, this "feature" of integration is a pain in the...
Well, for you I would suggest win95 or win98 lite if you wish to use M$
software at all. You could choose a variety, including BeOS, macintosh,
and Linux to name the more popular. The latter is well documented and free.
><SNIP>But, to
>say that having the internet shoved in my face whenever the computer
>"decides" that I want internet access is not my cup of tea. I will TELL
>MY computer when, and where and for how long I want to access the
>internet, and I am more than happy to continue to do so!!
I have had a dialup connection and had to set the settings to not dialup or
go on the web too. I did not find this difficult as going through options
is one of the first things I do to learn to use an App.
> And, as for the "integration" part, you have been totally snookered
>and taken in my Microsoft. There is NO reason for such integration
>other than to put competing internet browsers out of business.
I do not believe you are correct nor that I am so gullible. I really do
integrate my internet use with my local use and cannot imagine my computer
without that integrated cyberspace. Most of what I do on it integrates
cyberspace in some way.
> And, I
>have NEVER had ANY difficulty in running Windows explorer or several
>programs while I am online with Netscape. I neither need nor use nor
>understand the wasteful purpose of programs such as Outlook Express.
I use it because it is the only newsreader that allows me to input multiple
servers. I would prefer agent if they only brought that feature into it.
>They seem to exist only to allow someone to access a computer which has
>a "constant" connection to the internet. You can KEEP MS integration,
>and overbloat, and I will patiently bide my time until something better
>comes along. And it IS coming.... -Dean Dancey
Don't forget that there are alternatives and likely always will be because
there are people such as you who desire them, and people like me will
gladly help archive them for you, whether we actually use them or not,
simply because different is good.
I propose a world where people co-operatively work on software like the
linux scene and their variety of tastes causes a continued variety of
choices, but where there is some form of guidance and standard as there is
within the M$ sphere of software domination unlike the linux form where a
novice is lost in a confusing swirl of possibilities with very little clear
instruction geared to such a novice.
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