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From: "Mark Habersack" <grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
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To: Lorier <lorier AT ihug DOT co DOT nz>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:17:05 +0100
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Once upon a time (on 27 Apr 97 at 11:03) Lorier said:

> >Have you ever seen a Linux box running xdm at boot? X-Windows by default,
> >with a X login prompt (looks a bit like the one in Windows 95 or NT)...
> >
> 
> Sure, when Linux is installed and running it's easy to use... But give your
> grandmother:
> 
> Win95's hold-your-hand-and-don't-let-the-user-interfere install
and 
reinstall-it-everytime-you-add-some-new-hardware-or-press-enter-where-you're-
not-supposed-to - thanx.

> Dos 6.2's Feed-me-disks-and-click-ok-occasionly install
> OpenDos's "broken" install
> RedHats
> select-what-you-want-to-install-from-6CD's-You-do-know-what-every-thing-is-d
> on't-you? 
I-don't-know-where-RPM-binary-is-and-to-install-RAR2-I-have-to-install-the-en
tire-redhat-dist

> Install and SnackWheres You'd-better-know-what-your-doing install 
Why do you think it's bad?
 
> and which one(s) could she install?
Slackware! ;-)
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