Giving up Windows?

Thu Apr 22 19:36:01 2004

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Hey William,

I too am ex-MSFT and I run and love YellowDog. I have an original Bondi =
iMac. Samba makes the connection to Windows networks no problems, my =
printers are on Windows machines.

Michael
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  From: William Herold=20
  To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com=20
  Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 6:56 PM
  Subject: Giving up Windows?

  I'm an old Microsoft developer (yes, I even worked for Bill many years =
back) but I'm considering ditching my Windows laptop for a PowerBook =
with a dual boot OSX / Linux configuration. I'm a bit nervous - has =
anyone else on this list made that switch? Is there anything you miss? =
My work machine will still be a Windows box & I'd like to be able to =
take some work home. Does anyone here use Virtual PC in addition to =
Yellow Dog? The idea of three OS's on one box makes my head spin...
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hey William,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I too am ex-MSFT and I run and love =
YellowDog. I=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michael</FONT></DIV>
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Windows?</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm an old Microsoft developer (yes, =
I even=20
  worked for Bill many years back) but I'm considering ditching my =
Windows=20
  laptop for a PowerBook with a dual boot OSX / Linux configuration.=20
  I</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>'m a bit nervous - has anyone else =
on this=20
  list made that switch? Is there anything you miss?&nbsp;My work =
machine will=20
  still be a Windows box &amp; I'd like to be able to take some work =
home. Does=20
  anyone here use Virtual PC in addition to Yellow Dog? The idea of =
three OS's=20
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