Author: Alan Pope Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: Fw: [Hampshire] Killer Apps for Linux
On Sun, 2006-12-10 at 08:34 +0000, Jim Kissel wrote: >
> Adam Trickett <adam.trickett@???> wrote:
> >
> > On Friday 08 December 2006 21:45, luis wrote:
> >
> > I shall assume you are not a sad little troll.
> >
> >> > Dr Trickett, why do you think that 96% of computers users in the world
> >> > use Windows?
> >
> > This is factually incorrect. Most servers that do all the things that are
> > important like run power stations, run the telephone network and Internet,
> > run banks, keep satelites and aeroplanes from colliding and so on, DO NOT RUN
> > Windows. Most of the important jobs trusted to computers run on old style
> > mainframes, Unix operating systems of some sorts and are now starting to run
> > Linux. Almost nothing that is important runs on Windows. That's a fact.
> >
> [big snip]
> Several ATM networks both here in the UK and North America run on MS
> Windows as they have been taken down a number of times by various
> malware attacks. As the ATM system is currently the only method for me
> to obtain cash, I find them an "important" system.
>
>
An ATM local to me frequently has windows "IP Address already in use"
errors over the top of the actual application meaning you can't see what
messages are on the screen. As they run at ~640x480 there isn't much
room left once you have that hefty dialog on the screen!
