I remember Slackware in the nineties, and those SuSE distributions on CD! First tried to use Linux after my Windows 3.1 installation broke and then my father told me that he read about a new operating system called Linux in a printed computer magazine. Even the local electronics vendor had heard about it, that's where I got the CDs. Still used Windows 3.11 (which also came on floppy disks) as a main operating system, later I stuck to Windows 2000, XP and Windows 7 for years, at least at work as an employee, while using Linux on my personal laptop for side projects. Later, I used Mint and Ubuntu at work, before switching to one of the popular Macbooks because of the shiny hardware. Later, self-employed again, I bought a high-end Linux laptop that came pre-installed with Ubuntu budgie and pre-configured driver configuration maintained by the Germany hardware vendor (Tuxedo), so I'm back to Ubuntu again. No driver problems, no network problems, and a Windows VM for the occasional proprietary software that doesn't run in Wine, and for testing websites in Edge and Internet Explorer. Don't miss MacOS at all, not to talk about Microsoft's ugly UX fail called Windows 10 / 11.
I am sharing your opinion. Now that I am using Linux, I have fewer problems with connections, external tools, and running apps. Not to mention how much faster my machine is. SO I am really happy, that I wrote this article, and have so many comments and likes on it. So many, for me by the way :)
PS. Win 3.1 was a rocking OS! :) I loved it. With the dial-up internet, it took about 5-10 minutes, to download even 1 image. What a magical age we lived in. :)
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I remember Slackware in the nineties, and those SuSE distributions on CD! First tried to use Linux after my Windows 3.1 installation broke and then my father told me that he read about a new operating system called Linux in a printed computer magazine. Even the local electronics vendor had heard about it, that's where I got the CDs. Still used Windows 3.11 (which also came on floppy disks) as a main operating system, later I stuck to Windows 2000, XP and Windows 7 for years, at least at work as an employee, while using Linux on my personal laptop for side projects. Later, I used Mint and Ubuntu at work, before switching to one of the popular Macbooks because of the shiny hardware. Later, self-employed again, I bought a high-end Linux laptop that came pre-installed with Ubuntu budgie and pre-configured driver configuration maintained by the Germany hardware vendor (Tuxedo), so I'm back to Ubuntu again. No driver problems, no network problems, and a Windows VM for the occasional proprietary software that doesn't run in Wine, and for testing websites in Edge and Internet Explorer. Don't miss MacOS at all, not to talk about Microsoft's ugly UX fail called Windows 10 / 11.
Hello Ingo,
I am sharing your opinion. Now that I am using Linux, I have fewer problems with connections, external tools, and running apps. Not to mention how much faster my machine is. SO I am really happy, that I wrote this article, and have so many comments and likes on it. So many, for me by the way :)
PS. Win 3.1 was a rocking OS! :) I loved it. With the dial-up internet, it took about 5-10 minutes, to download even 1 image. What a magical age we lived in. :)