Re: What's the Big Deal with Firefox?

Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote:
> CBFalconer wrote:
> 
>> "Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T" wrote:
>>
>> ... snip ...
>>
>>> Actually, I think that way, I use my Computer every day (including Sat
>>> and Sun). I don't think my computer is slow (G4-500 with 1.5GB system
>>> RAM). (I use think it was slow when I was using ppp on Dialup.) And I
>>> rarely reboot if ever reboot. In fact since switching to OSX3.x I've
>>> rebooted once. and that was the first day I switched, because of an out
>>> of date control panel which was updated as soon as the problem was found
>>> (the same day).
>>>
>>> Most days I turn computer on at about 7-9 in morning and remains on
>>> until 9 at night.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please explain how you manage to turn the machine off and avoid
>> rebooting?  It sounds to me as if you reboot daily.  My W98 machine
>> generally remains on, and gets rebooted about once a week on
>> principle, or on any illegal operation failure (rare).
>>
> 
> No actually that is starting up from a cold boot (ahh haa thought you 
> had one of those newbie's around).
> 
> Reboot means you have a system crash which causes you to have to do a 
> system restart. (on PeeCee machines it ctl-alt-delete). ON OSX I've 
> actually forgotten how to restart. And I haven't used OS9 in so long 
> I've forgotten how to as well thereI

Actually I hould say I've forgotten how to restart from the keyboard.

> 
> Now when I install software the installer automatically does a restart.
> 
> And if use a Mantainence program such a Oynxy. It does an auto Restart 
> after it complete task.
> 
> But day to day its once on and once off. And if a program dies, you just 
> click on it and restart and go on about your business (though I don't 
> see that often.)
> 
> 


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