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New Yup. No Windows.
Almost.

You need to remember that I reported to my brother
for about 6 years. He was in charge the of database
group and I was the technical architect. So any
time he started leaning towards a windows solution
for a problem I'd ask if he was going to be
implementing and supporting it.

Not that I don't appreciate the tools on the
desktop. I just don't trust them for any length
of time. I ALWAYS get burned and have to write
around a problem. I'm not allowed to give up
and say something does not work.

My last windows desktop was Win 95. Early Win 95.
And that was for a short while. That is when I
started using a Linux desktop, which really meant
a rudimentary X that I really did not like.

And then KDE came out.

After that, the ONLY time I used Windows was when
I was forced to run a specific app, but I always
had a separate box to run it on.

Since my work was database on Oracle on SCO and
then Solaris, 95% of my time was spent Xtermed into
another box anyway.

About a 1.5 years ago I did a project that used
SQL/Server as the DB, but did all my non-DB processing
on a Linux box.

All Windows query tools that our clients or employees used
on the database are supported by other people. Once the
data was loaded my piece was done.

So yes, I have managed to escape Windows for the most
part.
New Wow..
What a coup!

I would guess then, that you are well & truly despised (the final form of unrequited envy) by legions of folks who found themselves incapable, for whatever reasons - of such a heroic career of perfect-evasion ;-)

er Kudos!!
(I suppose - when it's your brother, you can phrase it that way)

If only I hadn't been given that free Win 3.0 demo, not long after CP/M, I mighta been a contender. I marvel at now 3+ years of only unserious events, no reloads, via the One True Solution: never ask this spastic cripple to do more than walk, never for more than one day at a time.. and never Try Stuff on the same box you'd rather not rebuild.

It's not actually bad, that way. I just want to see how long this sucker will go, now; entertainment, before having to choose which Door #2, Knop --> Debian in stages -?- or that other weird guy in Cupertino.

Not a very good scheme for say, running a business. Never understood how that is actually done, though countless posts have made clear - it's never done without continuous pain, even in Redmond.
What a field: IT in '04





Would put you up for the Sly Perspicuity Award, Two Ears + a Grail
-- but I think you've already got your reward, and it's priceless.
New Part of it's age
It's a lot harder to do that now. The point being that personal choice increases the longer you're in the career (as long as you keep advancing, anyway), and when he started it was a lot less ubiquitous than it is now.

Pity the poor cubiclites, for they have no choice.
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New Makes sense; newbies get the full brunt, then.
     MS Telnet server - (broomberg) - (26)
         What is your TERM set as? - (folkert) - (25)
             what greg said or ansi -NT - (boxley)
             Doesn't matter - (broomberg) - (23)
                 Doesn't cygwin include a telnet server? -NT - (ben_tilly) - (18)
                     I use sshd from cygwin -NT - (Arkadiy)
                     Probably. - (broomberg) - (16)
                         So you paid money to avoid putting free stuff on? - (ben_tilly) - (15)
                             Yes - (broomberg) - (1)
                                 Agreed. - (pwhysall)
                             Nope, I was wrong about the ssh server - (broomberg) - (12)
                                 No comment -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1)
                                     WinSSHD - (broomberg)
                                 Should also ask what *X* server you put on Windows... - (folkert) - (9)
                                     Probably none. - (pwhysall) - (8)
                                         RightyO - (broomberg) - (7)
                                             Boggle.. - (Ashton) - (6)
                                                 Yup. No Windows. - (broomberg) - (3)
                                                     Wow.. - (Ashton) - (2)
                                                         Part of it's age - (jake123) - (1)
                                                             Makes sense; newbies get the full brunt, then. -NT - (Ashton)
                                                 I assume you meant these - (broomberg) - (1)
                                                     It might seem so - but: - (Ashton)
                 Putty est votre ami - (deSitter) - (3)
                     Huh? - (broomberg) - (2)
                         Re: Huh? - (deSitter) - (1)
                             Slow has nothing to do with it - (broomberg)

When will they realize that their stupid cult is not the only one?
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