From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Dec 8 7:23: 7 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mta05-svc.ntlworld.com (mta05-svc.ntlworld.com [62.253.162.45]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FF8F37B405 for ; Sat, 8 Dec 2001 07:23:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from lungfish.ntlworld.com ([62.253.144.106]) by mta05-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.23 201-229-121-123-20010418) with ESMTP id <20011208152302.GRSX27606.mta05-svc.ntlworld.com@lungfish.ntlworld.com>; Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:23:02 +0000 Received: from boog.goatsucker.org (boog.goatsucker.org [192.168.1.3]) by lungfish.ntlworld.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id fB8FMxn63537; Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:22:59 GMT (envelope-from scott@boog.goatsucker.org) Received: (from scott@localhost) by boog.goatsucker.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id PAA02687; Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:22:26 GMT (envelope-from scott) Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:22:26 +0000 From: Scott Mitchell To: Terry Lambert Cc: Anthony Atkielski , Mike Meyer , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A breath of fresh air.. Message-ID: <20011208152226.B280@localhost> References: <0112071641320B.01380@stinky.akitanet.co.uk><000b01c17f42$c23ab140$0a00000a@atkielski.com><3C110351.4748B559@duth.gr><005001c17f6c$e60c0ef0$0a00000a@atkielski.com><15377.17350.796336.801464@guru.mired.org><006901c17f70$19a2f820$0a00000a@atkielski.com><15377.18218.830731.410656@guru.mired.org><008101c17f9a$1a4a4290$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.36617.358466.76379@guru.mired.org> <00ab01c17f9d$0bde8510$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C11E26F.A0DE7E4B@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: <3C11E26F.A0DE7E4B@mindspring.com>; from tlambert2@mindspring.com on Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 01:50:39AM -0800 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 01:50:39AM -0800, Terry Lambert wrote: > Anthony Atkielski wrote: > > The average user's requirements are best met by Windows. Therefore, in the > > absence of specific information contraindicating this generalization, the > > recommendation to an average user should always be to install Windows on the > > desktop. > > Actually, since the "average user" is an OS/2 user of an ATM or > cash register, the "average user's requirements" are best met by > OS/2. If only they were... half of the ATMs around here run NT these days, judging by the BSODs they display almost as often as anything useful :-( -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message