> It's a combination > of W9x, DOS, and 'other' but few are only using Linux 24/7.
Yeah, I think I only know a few people using Linux or *BSD 24/7. I know a lot of people using just Unix, but that's on machines like Suns and HP workstations. I use Windows 2000 (and XP on the laptop, ick!) nearly all the time, although I do often run Linux in a VMware session -- my router/server is Linux 24/7 though. There are some areas in which Windows is still far in front of Linux -- user friendliness is the big one. Most of Linux's equivalent functionality is fairly well buried. I only run Win9x in VMs now though, since the NT-based systems are much more reliable. Less of a bodge-job, I guess. > But if I mysteriously (using magic?) disabled all versions of > DOS this evening there would be much knashing of teeth and great > sorrow in the land. :-) Oh yes. From me, too, because not only would my NetWare servers no longer boot (aiiee!) but the FreeGEM project would be kinda stuffed :) > Must be a difference in 'The King's English' and American. > Believe it or not you keep repeating exactly what I typed > (the way I understand the language). What's that quote, "two nations divided by a common language"? :) It read like you meant nobody could use bootable CDs here -- sorry about that. Regards, Ben A L Jemmett. (http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ben.jemmett/, http://www.deltasoft.com/) To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
