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How do I know if I want Linux

Posted by Don Hughes
on 1999-06-08 15:08:46 UTC
Gents:

I have read most all the threads that have been coming through about the
Linux O/S. Back in the days when I first started with computers it was
on the 8086's, and we had to use MS-DOS because that's really all there
was to use then.

Now, with the development of all the "Windows-Gate" O/S's of the past,
present, and who knows what in the future, we all run a variety of
Win95, Win NT compatible software for other uses(accounting,
Spreadsheets, etc.) than just our CNC machines.

My question is, how do I, myself, know and justify the reason that I
would want to have Linux on my system with a partition for Linux
exclusively to do other tasks?

I have heard and seen here many messages from the Linux/EMC guru's here,
and with the amount of controller software for Windows systems, I am
having a hard time to seek a reason why I would need two O/S's.

Can someone please try to explain to me and any others that might be in
the same predicament as myself about these decisions.

Thanks to all for a great forum here.

Regards,
Don Hughes
Vancouver, BC Canada.

Discussion Thread

Don Hughes 1999-06-08 15:08:46 UTC How do I know if I want Linux daveland@x... 1999-06-08 17:19:03 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Tim Goldstein 1999-06-08 16:48:20 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Dan Falck 1999-06-08 18:07:36 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Don Hughes 1999-06-08 21:14:30 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Matt Shaver 1999-06-08 21:35:27 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Dan Falck 1999-06-08 21:39:03 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Matt Shaver 1999-06-08 21:47:07 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Don Hughes 1999-06-08 21:52:20 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Matt Shaver 1999-06-08 22:30:53 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Matt Shaver 1999-06-08 22:35:14 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Jon Elson 1999-06-08 23:19:38 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Jon Elson 1999-06-08 23:42:43 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Don Hughes 1999-06-08 23:46:22 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Tim Goldstein 1999-06-09 06:22:07 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Blue Knight 1999-06-09 17:02:56 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Mo 1999-06-09 18:20:31 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Jon Elson 1999-06-09 23:10:56 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Blue Knight 1999-06-10 09:47:45 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux Blue Knight 1999-06-10 10:03:37 UTC Re: How do I know if I want Linux