[TriLUG] Why Linux For Me

[Warren Myers]

First - let me congratulate you on keeping a wonderful system alive and
well in your personal use - along with BeOS, the OS/2 family is one of the
more col ones I've seen and used.

At the least, though, you will get a system that is no longer 15-20 years
old :)

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Grawburg <grawburg at myglnc.com> wrote:

> I currently use OS/2 and Windows XP.
> Windows is used only for Excel (I do contract work for a single client),
> writing ladder-logic programs for PLC's,
> Skype, and loading MP3s to my player.
> I'm retired and do some work at a local museum and must use their Windows
> machines.
>
> I use OS/2 because I have a client who has it installed at his business,
> AND because I don't want to use Windows.
> I use Lotus WordPro and Lotus Approach (OS/2 and Windows) for the majority
> of my personal work. Although I sometimes
> use Open Office/Libra Office for small word processing projects. I do not
> want to stop using either of the Lotus
> products.
>
> I do not play games.
> I do surf the Internet and have a small blog (unrelated to computers).
>
> I wonder, what might Linux give me that I don't already have...other than
> not being Microsoft?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Grawburg
> Wilson
>
>
>
>
>
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