This is really Fun! and Exciting!

[Alexander Jacob Tsykin]

On Tuesday 31 October 2006 05:27, Scott wrote:
> Jonathan Carter spake thusly on 10/21/2006 04:19 AM:
> > I understand how that feels. I felt that way the first time I tried BeOS
> > in 1999. I was amazed that my computer could do nearly everything I
> > wanted to without having to use Windows. Then a friend on a mailing list
> > persuaded me to try Linux, since then, I never had a need to even touch
> > anything else again :)
>
> I'd been using Linux before I gave BeOS a try.  I wasn't very impressed
> with BeOS.  Lack of apps and a rather inflexible GUI if I recall.
>
> > Having said that, I tried ReactOS a few months ago and I was quite
> > impressed with it. It will be nice once they adopt things like APT, then
> > you have an open source Windows clone with a lot of the benefits of
> > GNU/Linux :)
>
> I downloaded and burned the LiveCD a while back, but I've yet to try it.
>  I'm really just curious.  Since I have Windows already, I don't need an
> Open Source clone of it.
>
> And besides, all the screenshots I've seen look like Windows 98.
>
It's also still alpha, according to their website.

Sasha