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Oddly enough it was around 2005 that I was using one platform at my workplace (Windows) and another at home (Linux). And I've used Apple II, MS-DOS, 68k Mac, et
by analog31 5y ago
Oddly enough it was around 2005 that I was using one platform at my workplace (Windows) and another at home (Linux). And I've used Apple II, MS-DOS, 68k Mac, etc. I decided two things:
1. Any time spent learning the "innards" of an OS, would be spent on Linux. Most of that learning has resulted from tinkering with the Raspberry Pi.
2. All of the software that I use on a daily basis would be platform independent, especially my programming tools.
As a result, right now I have the luxury of being ambivalent about platforms. I actually spend remarkably little time interacting with the platform, mainly setting up networking when I get a new machine. I can choose a new computer based on ergonomics and cost. Windows happens to have the best touch screen support right now, and refurb'd computers are not intolerably expensive.