[Virtualacorn-list] New Windows 10

John McCartney j.mccartney at blueyonder.co.uk
Sun Nov 10 18:27:25 GMT 2019


In article <5810d12cbadave at triffid.co.uk>, Dave via
Virtualacorn-list <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk>
wrote:
> In article <5810c939ecStuartlists at orpheusinternet.co.uk>,
>    lists via Virtualacorn-list
>    <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk> wrote:
> > In article <5810b81922j.mccartney at blueyonder.co.uk>,
> >    John McCartney via Virtualacorn-list
> > <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk> wrote:
> > > At the moment, SWIMBO can't face having to set up the
> > > machine again after a full 1903 install so she's
> > > sticking with what she's got. I fear she'll be faced
> > > with a post-emptive strike by Microsoft in the
> > > not-to-distant future. Perhaps I should tempt her
> > > with a replacement laptop. :-(

> > Yea, one that runs RISC OS and Linux :-)

> > Stuart Winsor

> Going from Windows to Linux is like frying pan to fire.
> Or to put it another way...

> Microsoft... Your private parts in a giant hand waiting
> for the crunch.

> Linux...  Feeding your own private parts into a double
> roller mangle while turning the handle yourself.

My, my. What a fertile imagination you have, Dave. I have
pretty much made the transition from Windows to Linux. The
only things for which I go back to Win7 are scanning and
OCR.

Actually, that's not quite right. I run the old XP versions
of Freecell and Solitaire under Wine on my Linux box. Sad,
innit?

John

-- 
John McCartney
j.mccartney at blueyonder.co.uk




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