[TAG] rhubarb

[Ben Okopnik]

Hi, Arthur -

On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 04:52:56PM -0000, Arthur Graves wrote:
> i don't have/use linux at present. i've always been (well for the last 5 years
> anyway) interested in linux and i'd rather use it instead of this microsoft
> stuff. i am a chef, so i can deal with the rhubarb if you need advice in
> return...

[laugh] So the rhubarb comes back to haunt us. Never had rhubarb do that
before: a greasy pizza eaten too late at night, yes; rhubarb, never.

> what is a good system to use when one has little computer knowledge but is
> interested in linux rather than that other stuff.

My usual way to introduce people to Linux these days is to slip them a
Knoppix CD. It's got much the same look and feel as Wind0ws... except it
actually works. :) It also comes with around 2,000 programs, including
OpenOffice (which looks very similar to MS Office) and lots of other
goodies. Best of all, there's no installation necessary - although you
can do so if you decide to later: it runs right from the CD (although
it's somewhat slow as a result.) You can download the latest ISO image
that you can burn to a CD from <http://www.knoppix.net/>; do note that
it's about a 700MB download, so you'll want a fast connection.

Oh yes - it's also free. :) You can't do much better than that!

> i have  machine that works a treat, called a Toshiba Tecra. if this helps your
> answers at all.

I've run Knoppix on a Tecra previously, and it worked fine; it generally
does, on a wide range of hardware.

> it's the crumble that really lifts the more humble rhubarb recipe.
> many thanks. arthur graves (gravesarthur at hotmail.com)

Mmmm. I don't know that I can find any rhubarb in the local markets,
but I'll keep that filed away for future use. On the other hand, my
recipe database probably contains a few entries - let's see now...

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ben at Fenrir:~$ recipe rhubarb
Your query has returned 189 results.
Would you like to [s]ee the list, [v]iew recipes, or [Q]uit?
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[grin] Yep. Just might be able to scratch something up if I find some.


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