[Glastonbury] Just a little idea

[Cherry Mulliss]

Hi

Or Panther on a new Mac :)

Cherry

Greg Browne wrote:

>Didn't mean to start a spat, but did find many comments very useful thanks. 
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><<> don't consider a system to be running Linux unless it provides you
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>>immediately ("Right now! This very instant!") with a whiz-bang flashy
>>colour interface. 
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>I quite like the idea of  an Instant Whiz-bang flashy interface". I
>started on ZX81, then CP/M and DOS but unless you know the command
>line commands, the command line leaves you up a gum tree. Isn't it
>better to give that GUI straight away, and then let people find out
>how useful is the command line, later?
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>I'll try debian Sarge at some time but hope that it does give default
>options, ot I'll be lost in the set up.
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>My aim is to be able to give a first time elderly computer user a
>Linux computer that he/she can use and I can simply support . Only
>(dare I say) does win XP give this at the moment, IMO. Please don't
>delete me from the list for saying that <G>
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>Greg
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