Re: rock and roll, dude

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

 > From: Guillaume Dumoulin <http://www.wanadoo.fr/~gdumoulin>
 > Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 19:49:41 +0200
 >
 > >> Do you have an instant messaging software ?
 > >
 > > Nope, sorry.
 > 
 > Too bad. I wont be able to annoy you all day long.

Thank goodness. :-)

 > I will use email 
 > though ;-)
 > I also have high speed internet access (DSL)

Me, too.

 > and spend lots of time on 
 > the computer.

Me, too. :-)

 > I am using Apple's latest OS : mac OS X. Have you ever tried it ?

Briefly.  They had one at my workplace.  It was a little tricky to use,
but the command line was familiar. :)

 > A lot of Unix based opensource software is becoming available for it 
 > which is nice.

Yeah.  Supposedly, Darwin is a totally free/open source version of Mac X.
It'll be nice when that is done -- then everything will be open source,
including the OS.

 > I've been using macs for quite some time now.
 > I tried to install debian on a PC that I have and it failed because of 
 > some unrecognized hardware.

I run Debian.  It is tricky.  I have a somewhat new PC (bought it about 4
months ago) and it took me two days to get the sound card working.  And
it's pretty shitty sound quality, too.  But I love Debian.  It's so easy
to get new software packages and to upgrade my computer once it's
installed.

 > Then I downloaded Mandrake 8.2 (3 x 650 megs) and installed it and 
 > realized that this version was a beta at the time...
 > Now the PC is collecting dust...

Does it have a CD drive?  If so, try downloading http://www.knoppix.org or
buy the CD.  It just runs Linux w/o actually installing it.

 > >> keep in touch with friends in san fran, including ayn
 > 
 > Sweet memories of Ayn... I will never forget when she was on her knees 
 > trying to clean the whole house floor with a sponge.
 > :-)

Hehe.

 > I forgot that Camilla was a friend of her as well.
 > 
 > Hello to Noelle and her tomatoes !
 > BTW dont you speak french now Robert ?

Non.

I'll send my next solstice message in December.