I remember feeling that way years before, but some how, I felt my power going away. When I started using Linux, I felt excited about IT again. Prior to that, I was the hands-on Senior admin for a large NT network and prior to that I was assistant admin on a IBM Lan Server network managing OS/2 workstations at a Cigna HMO. I just remember feeling stuck with Windows and I headed up a practice section of a MS Solution Provider. I downloaded an unsupported netscape browser and it worked. I wound up on a web site trying to understand PPP and serial ports, etc. The first challenge was getting on the Internet. I bought a brand new (end of life) DEC box at an auction for $50 and decided to just install Linux on it and try it until I got more familiar with it. I wanted to learn so bad, but the jargon got in my way in the beginning. I tried Linux a number of times before I got it to work and started using it. ![]() Why do people switch to Linux? Forum: Linux
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