** Reply to message from mike <mgrello@sc.rr.com> on Sat, 30 Nov 2002 19:17:50 -0500
I switched to Linux some years back because I found it EASIER to use and configure than Windows.
yup , me too.
This siituation is beginning to reverse itself. Ins SuSE 8.1 I have had to manually enable my mouse wheel, something I am sure would have confused a newbee.
whoah ! please name the offending mouse , I've managed to install 8.1 w/ a variety of meeses , all w/ wheels ( some w/ more than the standard number of buttons ) and a couple of wireless which were detected automagically on install of the OS.. all had their wheel working from the start. All in all, in spite of one or two tweeky things and perhaps a couple of hardware problems ( my wireless connection from the Zaurus to/thru Suse , has been weird as another message mentions ) Generally, once past the install and upgrade ( YOU required a leetle tap dance to get going ) It was easy peasy , including the recognition of a lot of stuff and configuration of same out of the box w/ no further , um , interference from me needed. -- j afterthought: Junk ... stuff we throw away. Stuff ... junk we keep.