Manuel Antonio Camacho Quesada wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I guess I can be of some help on this one, as far as I am not a computer
> scientist, but an engineer that uses Linux for normal client work.
>
> Ok. Graphical vs text mode works the same on Windows world than on
> Linux/Unix world. Why most people uses the command prompt for doing things,
> is just because it is pretty much faster and flexible than using graphic
> tools. Yes, you need to learn some commands, and learn how to look for help
> in your system shell, but that's the price to pay for speed and flexibility.
>
> Think about formatting a diskette on Windows. You have two choices:
>
> 1. Open "My Computer" icon. Wait. Right click over the diskette icon. Wait.
> Select "format" from the menu. Wait. Check the *few* options you have
> available on the graphic frontend. Wait. Close all the windows.
>
> 2. On a DOS shell, type "format a:". Wait. All done =) (and you have access
> to all format options from DOS).
Although the above is true, your also way off. dos is nothing more than
a command prompt. Linux is a complete operating system. You do NOT need
gnome/kde to run multi-tasking programs or anything. Dos runs one
program and thats it. Windows provides the rest. Linux is light years
ahead of what dos could even think about doing.
The above is a simple command. Its really a bad example.
Jeff
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