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Thread #35015   Message #476407
Posted By: Amos
04-Jun-01 - 08:33 PM
Thread Name: BS: Computer OS Metaphor (longish)
Subject: RE: BS: Computer OS Metaphor (longish)
Until recently the only thing wrong with the Linux tanks is that to operate them you had to stand on your head on the floor, do several yogi contortions, grab the pedals with one hand and the steering bars with your toes while hanging your other foot out the window in order to operate it successfullly -- aside from that it was a wonder!!! But this is all relative to user learning curves. Its amazing how easy it is to remember "ls-l" and "grep ../" and "ps -ef" once you know them -0- and how absolutely, mind-bogglingly incomprehensible and unimpenetrable they are when you do not!!! It's a real wall, from the outside.

One thing I don't know is where BeOS stands in term of HW compatability. Anyone know what it runs on besides Nexts?

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