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  From: David Lloyd <lloy0076@rebel.net.au>
  To  : Evan Bourlotos <evan@cs.adelaide.edu.au>
  Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 12:20:52 +1030

Re: Comparison APC LinuxPocketGuide and PCWORLD'sLinuxPocketBook

Evan!

> One thing I learned at uni is I dont like stats and their validity. It was
> a summary of what I received in reply.

Which means you should buy the APC version.

> I will be honest, if not for games, we wont need half the things that are
> coming out. I like games my kids like games, so any help in getting these
> games to work under linux is good.

I'm not so certain about this. I think they'd exist but be out of our
price range. Graphics Designers, musicians (composers, sound engineers
etc) - just to mention a few - would still need powerful computers
except because demand would be lower they'd cost more.

> I recall a certain Star craft player exclaiming their joy in getting SC to
> work under wine. :PP

Yes. I didn't enjoy being defeated by the stupid computer AI when I'd
had some wine though...

> I as yet have no need for them

You never "yet" need them until it's too late.

> But in the main I also
> run a PC firewall under windows which surfices.

Those things. I had a friend who has one and you may as well not bother
being connected to the Internet.
 
> I don't always have access to the net and I enjoy reading so I thought
> about picking up something a bit  different, I am on a steep learning curve
> and I like to take things slowly.

Like a book? One of the "Mastering Linux" or "Mastering [Version] Linux"
books might be the go. I don't have one because I've got separate books
on the main parts of it but they strike me as being a reasonable, though
slightly gloss-ed over intro to Linux.

> If it bothers you I shall revert back to my newbieness :)

I'd hardly say you're incompetent, but that's your call.

> So with all due respect to the course holders I don't feel a pressing urge
> to attend anything atm. It's just my tinkering and I go off on a number of
> tangents as my interest dictates.

And that's an effective but not the only way to learn.

DL

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