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- From: dminer@mcs213e.cs.umr.edu (Dan Miner)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Coherent 4.0 / Linux wrt BYTE Mag.
- Message-ID: <5505@umriscc.isc.umr.edu>
- Date: 23 Jul 92 17:01:27 GMT
- References: <1992Jul23.052153.19175@athena.mit.edu>
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- Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla
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- In article <1992Jul23.052153.19175@athena.mit.edu> jgifford@attmail.com writes:
- >There is a VERY nice write-up on Coherent 4.0 in the August issue of BYTE, page
- >37. The author says a lot of nice things about it, but it seems that linux
- >is better, cause we now have X, and coherent doesn't.
- >
- >Anyway, he seems to be very pleased with a *n*x for under $100 US.
- >I figure that the author needs to be introduced to Linux, but it will require
- >a lot of follow-up mail, and I don't wan't to bother with it(I pay to mail...).
- >Anyway, his address is: ben@bytepb.byte.com
- >
- >Naybe linux will even get a write-up as a result?
- >
- >someone PLEASE follow-up on this (small) lead. :)
-
- I did use Coherent 3.0 for a time. It is a very nice system.
- It is a system for causual users without hugh demands. It is
- VERY easy to install so even the most inexperienced computer user
- can deal with it.
-
- Now, I'm a Linux addict. I've been slowly trying convince
- people that a home Un*x would be most excellent. But the biggest
- problem that I ran across is the fact that most aren't "motived" to
- build a system from "scratch". To me, that is the biggest problem
- with Linux and new users. One installs it manually.
-
- Another problem with Linux in contrast to Coherent is
- the fact of avaliablity. You write/call the company and place your
- order. With Linux, you need ftp access or a local bbs (else free
- Linux is GONE... phone BILL). Not everyone has this, which makes
- it harder to get compared to Coherent.
-
- Personally, I like Linux much much better than Coherent because
- of the fact that you get SOURCE. You have a larger software base and
- most of everything on your computer can be accessed. (Coherent had
- a big problem of not letting you get to video. And the docs were very
- bad.)
-
- What is the point? The guy, I think, was looking at the
- avaliablity where he recommented it to the readers. I think he
- has a point.. :)
- The rest is left as an exerise for the reader.
-
- Dan
-
- P.S. I have NOT read the article. This is my opinion when I saw this
- post...
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- Dan Miner
- email: dminer@cs.umr.edu
- Computer Science
- University of Missouri-Rolla "It all begins with a glimmer."
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