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From: bobh@wasatch.com (Bob Hauck)
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD (or something else?)
Date: 26 Mar 1997 19:56:33 GMT
Organization: Wasatch Communications
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In article <5hbh2g$gah$1@kayrad.ziplink.net>,
mi@rtfm.ziplink.net (Mikhail Teterin) writes:
> =So what? I'm glad dummies can use it. I'm getting tired of dealing
> =with the complexities of the computer. Used to love it, but now that
> =my computer is so slow it's just frustrating.
>
> Another common misconception :) Your computer did not get any slower
> since the time you bought it... Unlike cars, computers don't get
> worse with time (well, they may break)...
Actually, sometimes Windows does get slower and less stable over
time. As the user installs applications, the system databases
(win.ini, system.ini or the registry) get filled up with useless
junk and the system directories accumulate assorted libraries and
behind-the-scenes "upgrades" are performed to the system.
This often causes mysterious crashes and slower performance. It
is a much bigger problem with Win3 and Win95 than with NT though.
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Bob Hauck bobh@wasatch.com
Wasatch Communications Group http://www.wasatch.com