The "Cold War" was WWIII. Now we are engaged in WWIV, in which Islamo-Fascism endeavors to destroy Western Civilization, and its main proponent, the United States. Wake up, what's that sound? Be politically correct - don't look 'round....
I'm writing from Linux, but I also use OS/2, running my entire intranet. A proper configuration of the built-in (but not documented) AIX firewall in OS/2 precludes any shenanigans. And, yes, it's a bit obscure....
We know nothing, but surmise that intelligence has developed at *least* once, and, given the current state of affiars, that, too, is questionable. Some opine that we're nothing more than a bunch of clever, omnivorous primates. Given the current state of world conditions, that opinion might have some merit.
Works just fine with SuSE 9.2 on an ATH-64. Works just fine with OS/2 (eCS 1.1) on a PIII. Wherever it doesn't work, y'all need to consider your own glass before throwing stones....
Among others, I run an OS/2 machine, protected by the built-in but undocumented AIX firewall. Nothing out there could even hope to compromise it.
That doesn't mean it's impossible, of course, but I trust it more than Linux, from which I'm writing now. That machine, on eCS 1.1, (Warp 4+) handles my entire network. She has never crashed, and her best up-time, eight-plus months, was curtailed only for a hardware upgrade. If you want something reliable and rock-solid, go with OS/2. If you want to play games, buy a Nintendo or whatever those things are called these days. If you want to be among the sheeple, there's always Microsoft. Sure, I use Linux, and exol its virtues. But, when it all comes down to dust, I'd take OS/2 with me to a desert island.
Well, that would be far down on the priority list....
I use computers to solve computationally intransigent problems. I consider myself a mathematician. In my estimation, there is no other choice than to learn everything mathemetics that you can. CS is just a minor footnote.
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I concur with AC's observations. However, at 62, I don't consider myself "old". A bit worse for wear, maybe....
I encrypt my stuff with XOR against a one-time random file. Then I use plain 'ol DES. Now you know the algorithm. Come on, get my stuff.
The "Cold War" was WWIII. Now we are engaged in WWIV, in which Islamo-Fascism endeavors to destroy Western Civilization, and its main proponent, the United States. Wake up, what's that sound? Be politically correct - don't look 'round....
No. Go eat dirt. Oh, you're already doing that.
I'm writing from Linux, but I also use OS/2, running my entire intranet. A proper configuration of the built-in (but not documented) AIX firewall in OS/2 precludes any shenanigans. And, yes, it's a bit obscure....
I like your sig. Agreed.
Grmmph. If there's no "Y", then there's no "Y2K". It was no problem at all here.
We know nothing, but surmise that intelligence has developed at *least* once, and, given the current state of affiars, that, too, is questionable. Some opine that we're nothing more than a bunch of clever, omnivorous primates. Given the current state of world conditions, that opinion might have some merit.
Works just fine with SuSE 9.2 on an ATH-64. Works just fine with OS/2 (eCS 1.1) on a PIII. Wherever it doesn't work, y'all need to consider your own glass before throwing stones....
Among others, I run an OS/2 machine, protected by the built-in but undocumented AIX firewall. Nothing out there could even hope to compromise it. That doesn't mean it's impossible, of course, but I trust it more than Linux, from which I'm writing now. That machine, on eCS 1.1, (Warp 4+) handles my entire network. She has never crashed, and her best up-time, eight-plus months, was curtailed only for a hardware upgrade. If you want something reliable and rock-solid, go with OS/2. If you want to play games, buy a Nintendo or whatever those things are called these days. If you want to be among the sheeple, there's always Microsoft. Sure, I use Linux, and exol its virtues. But, when it all comes down to dust, I'd take OS/2 with me to a desert island. Well, that would be far down on the priority list....
Yea! I wonder which are on my OS/2 (ecS) system....
No, I don't wonder. I know exactly how many are there. That number is ZERO.
I use computers to solve computationally intransigent problems. I consider myself a mathematician. In my estimation, there is no other choice than to learn everything mathemetics that you can. CS is just a minor footnote.
Which is really OS/2 with perversions.