From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Apr 24 10:07:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA04217 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 24 Apr 1998 10:07:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from sumatra.americantv.com (sumatra.americantv.com [207.170.17.37]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA04169 for ; Fri, 24 Apr 1998 10:07:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jlemon@americantv.com) Received: from right.PCS (right.PCS [148.105.10.31]) by sumatra.americantv.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA20057; Fri, 24 Apr 1998 12:06:56 -0500 (CDT) Received: (from jlemon@localhost) by right.PCS (8.6.13/8.6.4) id MAA25134; Fri, 24 Apr 1998 12:06:25 -0500 Message-ID: <19980424120624.46576@right.PCS> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 12:06:25 -0500 From: Jonathan Lemon To: "Roger A. Lowe" Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What are you? References: <000701bd6fa1$bd3c37e0$e18514d1@rlowepe> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.61.1 In-Reply-To: <000701bd6fa1$bd3c37e0$e18514d1@rlowepe>; from Roger A. Lowe on Apr 04, 1998 at 09:55:06AM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Apr 04, 1998 at 09:55:06AM -0700, Roger A. Lowe wrote: > I have been using a computer as a productivity tool for 20 years. > Most of the time it has been a benefit. > > I am newly a user of the internet, and stumbled on to you through a > link from Washingtion University. > > For years I have been frustrated with Microsoft DOS, and what seems to > me to be unnecessary complexity and obscurity. > > If I understand what I am reading, Unix is a generic name for a group > of operating systems that does very much the same thing as MSDOS. Yes, I suppose that you could put it that way. However, comparing Unix to MSDSOS is roughly equivalent to comparing a cargo jet to a single seater turboprop; they both "provide" the same functionality. > You are a volunteer organization that is maintaining and developing > a comprehensive form of Unix. Am I right so far? Yup. > Next, I gather that at least in your opinion, FreeBSD Unix is more > stable, and more flexible than MSDOS, Windows etc. Am I still on target? Yup. > Finally, am I to understand that FreeBSD is compatible with any intel > cpu compatible computer, and with the existing internet, WWW or similar > computer interconnectivity systems? Definitely so. In fact, a large portion of the Internet runs on Unix machines (FreeBSD or similar), although you wouldn't realize it from listening to Microsoft. > I hope all this is true. Maybe we do not have to be dependent on > Microsoft after all. I would hope not. I'd hate to think that I've spent the last 10 years or so being unproductive simply because I don't use any M$ software. :-) -- Jonathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message