I've heard about this sort of behavior from time to time, but since I don't
see it on those systems that actually have the top on, e.g. the notebooks,
etc, I have to conclude that it's a result of my constant fiddling with the
system. My Winbook, in spite of occasonally considerable external
resources, has never had to be rebooted because it stepped on its (lesser
appendage), though it's had to be rebooted for updates, from time to time.
Unfortunately, I like the desktops better, because it doesn't strain my eyes
so much.
Dick
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From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: Nuke Richmond
On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> Windows-users out there who love their OS. One difference, however, is
that
they (the
Windows users) don't have to spend their lives stroking the OS
just to keep it alive.
You meant this the other way around, didn't you? I have to spend several
frustrating minutes each week "stroking" Win98 to keep it alive (i.e.
rebooting after a recurring crash) whereas my Linux server just keeps
humming the background, providing my web server, telnet server, e-mail
server, file server, and firewall. All I do on my Win98 box is surf the
web, listen to Napster, and type documents, and it can't even handle THAT
without tripping over itself.
Windows is like a retarded child.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
Festival
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