--- Alec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I'm wondering what everyone's motivation is for > using Linux on a laptop > instead of Cygwin + Windows. The way I see it, a > laptop is basically a giant > PDA.
I have a few reasons for using linux and not windows on the laptop I own. For one, it runs linux fine. :) It's an old toshiba tecra with a 150mhz processor and only 64M of ram, and when windows 98 was on it, it ran like a pig. Woody/Sid with Gnome/Blackbox has no problems running at speeds that don't remind me of my old 286/12 like windows does. Plus, I didn't have to break the law by using my "backup" copy of windows on it, I just downloaded Debian, and apt-get made everything as current as possible. >People usually use them for typing down stuff > during classes, seminars, > conferences, in the library, I've done all that with my laptop and Debian, I don't see where Windows would make it better. >for presenting > (powerpoint) material, Never used Powerpoint, so I wouldn't know >or for > keeping all their mail and personal archives in one > place, etc. Laptops don't > get used much as servers or development > workstations, are they? > > Alec Well, I'm no programming guru (not yet anyway), but I like using the tools available to me with Linux anywhere I happen to find myself. Yes, I could use a windows machine i guess, but if i'm writing a program for Gnome, and want to test it, I can do that on my laptop. I'm pretty sure Gnome doesn't run on Windows. Empty_One ===== _____ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."--Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
