From: mathious@seark.net   
      
   The only problem I had with BeOS was a good printer driver for the Lexmark   
   printer I have. since gotten two used HP laserjet printers which I may use   
   if I reinstall the BeOS 5 full version again on a computer I am rebuilding.   
      
   Sidney E. Mathious   
      
   "Mike"  wrote in message   
   news:FoCdnSUjrr5JwkHdRVn-ig@giganews.com...   
   > Thoth.  Or Hogwasher.   
   >   
   > In message , Steve Hodgson   
   wrote:   
   > > On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:22:57 -0600, Earl Colby Pottinger   
   > >  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > >paul s  :   
   > > >   
   > > >> Steve Hodgson wrote:   
   > > >>   
   > > >> > So that's it...   
   > > >> >   
   > > >> > My hard drive crashed and burned a couple of weeks ago and it kinda   
   > > >> > focussed my mind on whether I could live without BeOS. My plan for   
   a   
   > > >> > while now has been to eventually downsize down to a single OS at   
   some   
   > > >> > point - probably OS X.   
   > > >>   
   > > >> OS-X? Are you going to buy a Mac? You posted using Forte Agent which   
   is   
   > > as   
   > > >> far is I know a Windows program.   
   > > >   
   > > >After if he is going to buy a whole new machine he could make it an   
   > > Intel/AMD   
   > > >and try out both Linux and BeOS.  I am sure he will like OS-X but the   
   > > >hardware costs suck big time.   
   > > >   
   > > >              Earl Colby Pottinger   
   > >   
   > > Yeah I did get a Mac but can't find  a decent OS X newsreader. I'm   
   > > currently running Pan under X11.   
   > >   
   > > Still using the (rebuily) Windows box and Agent from time to time   
   > > though! Didn't bother putting BeOS back on - I miss it - it was a   
   > > great OS! I playing around with Libranet which is a great Linux   
   > > distro.   
   > >   
   > > Cheers,   
   > >   
   > > Steve   
   >   
   >   
      
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