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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!news.uoregon.edu!news.dacom.co.kr!usenet.seri.re.kr!news.cais.net!news1.erols.com!imci5!pull-feed.internetmci.com!news.internetMCI.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!news.texas.net!newsfeed.concentric.net!news2.acs.oakland.edu!newshub.gmr.com!news.delcoelect.com!c23peg From: c23peg@eng.delcoelect.com (Perry Grieb) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD? Date: 8 Apr 1996 14:45:04 GMT Organization: Delco Electronics Corp. Lines: 26 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <4kb8pg$iup@kocrsv08.delcoelect.com> References: <4jpq8b$tfv@lucy.swin.edu.au> <4jq70e$oe0@marple.umd.edu> <4jujkt$rqc@news2.cais.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: koptsy15.delcoelect.com Originator: c23peg@koptsy15 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:17125 comp.os.linux.misc:97381 In article <4jujkt$rqc@news2.cais.com>, mcgraw@cais.cais.com (Michael Curry) writes: |> Christopher (campagna@marple.umd.edu) wrote: |> |> : Please foreward all flames to bill.clinton@whitehouse.com :) |> |> : If you are brand spanking new to using UNIX and want to play a little bit |> : and get your feet wet, I'd say go with Linux. I only say this because it |> : has some nice little features, such as color coded filenames, ability to |> : run DOS programs (some) and some other toys that are neat. |> |> WHAT??????!!!!! COLOR-CODED FILENAMES???!!! IN UNIX!!!??? GET THEE |> BEHIND ME, SATAN!!!! EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IT'S COGNITIVELY COUNTER |> REACTIVE AND GOES DIRECTLY AGAINST THE ELECTRON-SPIN THEORY!! AUGH!!! |> |> Sorry. Gee, I don't know what came over me. Oh, well. |> Next thing you know there will be a GUI... That will make color coded filenames look tame. -- Perry Grieb c23peg@eng.delcoelect.com Unsolicited commercial e-mail will be proofread for $250/hour.