Mail Archives: opendos/2001/01/02/06:50:42
I wouldn't worry about not RTFM. Judging from the last two years of posts
to the list you are in a very crowded room, sometimes a boistrous crowd.
Most people on the list are only too happy to help when they can.
However, I commend you on trying to read the whole manual before
installing the system. A lot of us just jump in with both feet and then
go back and patch until we get upset enough to dump it all and do a new
install. From the posts, I think I have seen at least 12 people who
could not bother with learning about the DOS system and went back to
Windoze since it was so easy to install. In my experience, except for
M$4.X, most of the DOS packages since 3.0 have had a pretty well
automated install program, unless you had exotic needs, like programming
large databases or debugging large programs, and then you really do have
to study your manuals and dig deep into the Tech stuff. That is when it
is really nice to have a Network of experienced users like this and other
lists to help you. I am sure there is more traffic between members of
this list going direct and off the list than you will ever see on the
list.
HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!
On Mon, 1 Jan 2001 16:49:10 -0500 (EST) "Paul O. Bartlett"
<bartlett AT smart DOT net> writes:
> Several people have responded both on and off list to this and
> another post of mine, and I thank them for their thoughtful answers.
>
> However, it occurs me that I have not been entirely fair to the
> list.
> I have not completed my first task of RTFM, not having gotten all
> the
> way through the DOSBOOK yet. As I have to pick away at installing
> DR-DOS as well as some new and old software as I have time
> available,
> I have failed in my first duty of reading the #*%&!+$ book before
> bothering other people. Sorry about that.
>
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