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[Shaken Angel]

On Wed, 16 Jul 1997, Bob Long wrote:

> At 06:49 AM 7/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >I really don't understand the griping and whining about Interent
> >Explorer 4.  Yes, it can take over your desk top, BUT you can also turn
> >that ferature on/off in the settings under the Start menu.  It only
> >makes sense that IE4 be so closely integrated with Windows 95.  Remeber
> >that Microsoft is Windows 95.  I get sick of the whining from users and
> >other companies about a so called Microsoft monopoly.  If you don't like
> >Microsoft load LInux on your machine or go buy a Mac (remember "the
> >computer for the rest of us" that none of us could afford).
> <snip>
> 
> Since Bill mentioned Linux, does anyone know anything about the browser
> that is being/has been developed for Linux? I believe it is called
> Mnemonic, or something like that.
> 	Linux may not have much of a place in libraries due to the lack of
> applications, but it really is a nice OS and at a nice price. Check out the
> latest issue of Wired for a good article on this.
> 
> Bob
> 

Interestingly enough, the student group for which I serve as faculty
advisor has a machine which hosts the web pages on Mnemonic.  I don't know
much about it, though.  I don't think it is in a usable state, yet.  The
Mnemonic pages are at http://entropy.muc.muohio.edu/~mnemonic

And thanks, Bill, I think will go and put Linux on my PCs.  Ooops, gee
whiz, I already did.  For anyone who thinks that Microsoft artificial
market domination is a Good Thing, I recommend looking at the Boycott
Microsoft site at http://www.vcnet.com/bms/ .  It's a little bit more
literate and convincing than the typical "Microsoft Sucks, d00d" page.

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