In article <5gu9bkF3h5c2pU1@mid.individual.net>, Arno Wagner says...
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <5gu5c7F3i427kU1@mid.individual.net>, Arno Wagner says...
> >> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > In article <5gtu53F30ebl3U1@mid.individual.net>, Arno Wagner says...
> >>
> >> >> The right Linux distro (e.g. Ubuntu) is much more viable today
> >> >> than everything MS offers.
> >>
> >> > It isn't. Shall we start with Wifi?
> >>
> >> >> True, there is a bit of a learning
> >> >> curve, but there is with Vista (e.g.) as well. And unlike Windows,
> >> >> what you learn with Linux stays valid for decades. No need to
> >> >> re-learn everything every few years.
> >> >>
> >> > No need to relearn everything with Windows. Windows didn't become what
> >> > it is today by making massive changes.
> >>
> >> Well, as long as you stay on the surface. true. As soon as you
> >> have a problem or want a bit more, not true anymore.
> >>
> > Vista is the first change for a long time but a lot of what there is
> > underneath can be recognised as being in XP. Likewise XP is basically
> > Win2k.
>
> > Win95 was a significant change and Win2k was. Aside from those two
> > OSes, everything else is much of a muchness just with different icons.
>
> Havin upgraded from 98 to ME a long time ago, I can say that this is
> untrue. ME was basically an improved 98. Or supposed to be. However
> they changed enough, that troubleshooting became impossible. I have
> been using Linux since 1994 and never had this kind of issue.
>
You've been using Linux since 1994? Riight.


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Conor

It arrived at their repair center last week so only another month or so
to wait