Re: Meanwhile, in the real world...

> In my quest to find an inexpensive old laptop, I made a pit stop at a
> computer store across from Home Depot. They had some there, though
> they cost rather more than I was willing to pay, but I was looking
> around at the used computers and one of the salesmen started to tell
> me about their special deal this month and so I politely listened. He
> read through the specs of the computer and when he got to the OS (Win
> XP) I interrupted him and asked if they had any computers with Linux
> on them. The reply I got was on the incredulous side with a hint of
> annoyance; I was told among other things that Windows was what people
> used in the "real world".
>
> Also, they had a used OEM copy of Microsoft Works for Windows 95 and
> since the current copies are 'like $100' they were willing to let it
> go for a mere $25 (or $20 cash). I politely declined and left;
> outside their advertising sign loudly proclaimed that they offered a
> virus-removal service.
>
> CK
>
> (Its nice to be back in Wonderland ;)

In the real world, eh? Good to know the company I work for isn't part
of the 'real world'.

*goes back to hacking the kernel for embedded devices on an RHEL
workstation*
Received on Fri Nov 3 10:20:11 2006