From: RayLopez99 on 8 Jun 2010 05:04 On Jun 8, 6:08 am, John Thompson <j...(a)stolat.os2.dhs.org> wrote: > > I have had only one formal computer class in my life: a semester of > FORTRAN in 1972. Yet somehow I have managed to figure out how to un-tar > a tarball and run "./configure&&make&&make install" to compile from > source in linux. But according to your Linux friends JT you don't need to do that...just turn on the machine after installing the card they say...we'll see. RL
From: RayLopez99 on 8 Jun 2010 05:05 On Jun 8, 10:14 am, The Natural Philosopher <t...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > > I think my hardest moment with a computer was when I typed in line for > line a sample of Z80 assembler code from the manual. > > And it wouldn't assemble. > > It took me a day and a half to figure out the assembler didn't like it > all indented three spaces, like it was in the book. :-) > > Today's kids are just spoilt. And whiny. Wow grandpa--walking through all that snow to get to skool? And dumb as ever. You learned about whitespaces? That's what you lerned while in kollege? Dumb and dumber. You and Linux go together. RL
From: The Natural Philosopher on 8 Jun 2010 06:27
RayLopez99 wrote: > On Jun 8, 10:14 am, The Natural Philosopher <t...(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> I think my hardest moment with a computer was when I typed in line for >> line a sample of Z80 assembler code from the manual. >> >> And it wouldn't assemble. >> >> It took me a day and a half to figure out the assembler didn't like it >> all indented three spaces, like it was in the book. :-) >> >> Today's kids are just spoilt. And whiny. > > Wow grandpa--walking through all that snow to get to skool? > yes..I did as it happens. > And dumb as ever. You learned about whitespaces? That's what you > lerned while in kollege? > No. Its what I learnt in a far away country. > Dumb and dumber. You and Linux go together. > sweet little brat aren't you? > RL |