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Forum: General 07-27-2021, 04:41 AM
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Posted By Pastychomper
I think that's a good attitude, and I also try to...

I think that's a good attitude, and I also try to maintain some respect for MS, though it doesn't always show. As I understand it, Microsoft's first big break was managing to licence QDOS and 'sell'...
Forum: General 02-04-2021, 05:06 AM
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Posted By Pastychomper
Similar but less extreme, when I first got a...

Similar but less extreme, when I first got a Linux box I asked at a computer shop for a Linux-compatible modem (Winmodems were all the rage then). They didn't have any but said they were sure any...
Forum: General 10-14-2019, 04:05 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,257
Posted By Pastychomper
Back in the day, one of the reasons I lost...

Back in the day, one of the reasons I lost interest in Gnome was its lack of configurability. I didn't know at the time that that was a deliberate "branding" decision, but it explains a lot. A...
Forum: General 01-11-2019, 04:55 AM
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Views: 407,257
Posted By Pastychomper
I'm pretty sure it's Eric S. Raymond, well known...

I'm pretty sure it's Eric S. Raymond, well known as a proponent of free software and one who understands the ecosystem well, not so well known for social skills or excessive humility. I'm inclined...
Forum: General 12-17-2018, 07:31 AM
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Views: 407,257
Posted By Pastychomper
Possibly a contributing factor, but when it came...

Possibly a contributing factor, but when it came to be read, the same drive was being used by both operating systems.
Forum: General 12-13-2018, 07:17 AM
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Posted By Pastychomper
We interrupt this discussion to bring you a good,...

We interrupt this discussion to bring you a good, old-fashioned* Windows vs Linux anecdote.

Yesterday I was trying to copy some information from an old and scratched DVD to a Windows 7 box. The...
Forum: General 09-16-2011, 08:38 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,257
Posted By Pastychomper
Outlook Express - Microsoft's greatest gift to Linux.

Wow, that takes me back! The same thing happened to me (on the family Windows '95 box) shortly before I bought my own PC for the first time - and that was the final straw that made me abandon any...
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