The Hall of Fame OldFiles Network
This is indeed a cool site for those of us DOS lovers.
We are a generation born under the legacy of the DOS prompt . Yes! for hundred millions of us, this is the reason why we still love the retro- speed and stability of DOS, rather than the monotonous interaction through zillions of mouse clicks in the slow pace of the Windows environment.
Many school graduates do not dive into the depth, and do not taste the power behind the shell, saved for a few lines of commands learned in a hurry in order to pass the A plus exam; sad but true.
Have fun!
http://oldfiles.org.uk/
and for those who love nothing but graphics here is a good site below with history of graphics environments:
http://www.guidebookgallery.org/index
In Linux is difficult and almost an undaunting ta…
In Linux is difficult and almost an undaunting task the configuration of a wireless network. But the good news is that a direct connection to a DSL AT & T modem works like a champ using a distro such as Ubuntu or Red Hat. Other than that: Linux is faster than Windows and more flexible and intuitive. If you are too attached still to windows and wants something that looks similar to Linux try Lindows now called Linspire, but bear in mind that this bistro is not free.
The Linux support forums are outstanding and best of all free of charge And by the way you don’t spend too much time in linux seeking for viruses and spyware.
[b]Multitasking makes it possible for a single user to run multiple applications at the same time.[/b]
Linux reminds me a lot of the old 0S/2 and Amiga Preemptive multitasking/time-sharing capabilities. With Windows in the other hand for example and with the slow loading of an application such as MS word it seems like it takes “forever” to show up. In Unix/ Linux this is the opposite, with hardly any waiting period.
To explain it better: Linux/Unix operating system is designed as preemptive multitasking giving better results as far as system responsiveness and scalability. Although in many of the official “status quo” definitions Windows falls into this also preemptive multitasking category and MS techies would affirm cathegorally that I’m wrong by me saying otherwise or that Windows’ approach is based more on the concept of cooperative multitasking (a process which explicitly yield to other processes) instead. But based in the actual Windows XP poor performance and -in this context- I still think Windows behaves more like a cooperative multitasking system and it is not in essence a true multitasking operating system, because Windows is really multi-threading and not multitasking. And my conclusion is based on what I have seen and not by what Microsoft claims to be. I do not think Windows is truly multi-tasking, but appears to be imitating multitasking based on its kernel, just like appears to imitate Apple superior operating system since MS released Windows 95 is been trying constantly to be number one. MS is disappointing users and this has been proven recently with the hurdles and flaws exhibited by its latest incarnation of Windows Vista.
Please, don’t believe what I say and just give Apple a chance and for now you could even try Linux for free. As a matter of fact Mac OS architecture is derived from Unix. 
If you don’t have enough money for a Laptop give consideration to a Desktop. I think Mac-Mini is a good option for beginners. http://www.apple.com/macmini/
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Just bits of an inmmaculate flow of electrons dancing on a counterpoint whilts exploring a corridor of the infinite world that conforms the field of information technology.
