(LinuxWorld) Windows 95 works well enough for my needs, but I'm eight
years behind the technology curve. While I realize there are still many who
rely on Apple IIs and Tandy 100s for their daily computing chores, it's time
for me to start planning a migration route. I was mulling the possibilities
when the OfficeSuperGeek (tOSG) talked me into a CPU upgrade, gave me a
suitable motherboard from his bonepile, dumped some Linux distributions on my
desk and said, "Here... try these." What follows is an 18-month tour of
recent and now not-so-recent Linux distributions.
Before we proceed, let me set your expectations about this overview. It isn't
scientific. It's based on my impressions as a technical writer, Linux
neophyte and curmudgeon. It's an appropriate and fair look from my humble
newbie perspective. If you are a hairy-chested Linux administrator or
programmer, ... (more)
© Tsu Dho Nimh. Tsu Dho Nimh is a long-time technical writer whose hobbies include gardening, herbal medicine and poking geeks with sharp sticks. Nimh has worked with almost every OS and editing tool on the planet -- from mainframe to Mac, troff to FrameMakerSGML -- and is currently writing installation and user manuals for large diesel-powered compressors for firefighting vehicles and datasheets for the next generation of high-speed CMOS12 I/O cells (not at the same company, of course).
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