Re: Virtual PC vs. SoftWindows - PC Emulators for the MAC

["Andrew Rodland" <arodland@ptdprolog.net>]

"phoenyx" <quazar@dcnet2000.com> wrote in message
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> Like Supertimer, I've had a lot of luck with Windows 95. I've heard
> many of the horror stories. Most are blown out of proportion by the
> MS bashers. For the average PC users, the 9x series OS is quite
> stable and usable.
Ok, maybe that's the problem, as I don't consider myself the "average"
computer user. I like to program in c++, and just generally do strange
things with the computer, and linux is my OS of choice. And I carry XGS on
my laptop wherever I go. I have had to reinstall win9x probably 4 times in
the last 2 or 3 years, as I still run it for those programs not ported (this
message written in outlook express where the computers come up as file://gs
and file://e because of a m$ SCREWUP.
>
> For myself, I like to play with hardware. I test lots of things for
> different people. Changes like this is not good for Win 9x. In
> most cases it requires the system be updated by re-installing.
> So, on my personal system I use Linux. It lets the hacker in me
> have fun.
>
> Phoenyx
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